[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 100 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RISING IN SUPPORT OF THE 2025 NDAA

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Servicemember Quality 
of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2025.
  This legislation equips our military with the tools and resources 
needed to protect our Nation from the growing threats abroad now and in 
the future.
  It also prioritizes the military's number one resource: our 
servicemembers. It would provide junior enlisted servicemembers with a 
19.5 percent pay raise.
  This would help offset the crippling inflation of the last 3\1/2\ 
years and improve military recruitment. It would provide employment 
support for their spouses, and this bill calls for more funding for 
their housing, childcare, and healthcare.
  Importantly, the NDAA will work to deter further aggression from the 
Chinese Communist Party by strengthening and modernizing our defenses. 
This NDAA also supports greater oversight, cutting waste, fraud, and 
abuse, and ultimately saving taxpayers billions of dollars.

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