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Alabama

Moore only Alabama congress member to vote against NDAA | #elections | #alabama

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, was the only member of the Alabama delegation to vote against the $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. According to a press release by Moore he was motivated to vote against the legislation because he did not want to support funding President Joe […]

Alabama

What to watch as Congress negotiates final defense policy bill | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON ― Congress will begin formal negotiations on a compromise defense policy bill this week, with final votes likely to occur before the holidays. The annual bill is usually a bipartisan product, but conference committee talks over the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act may be trickier than usual this year. House Republicans added numerous […]

Alabama

This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Despite an action-packed year on Capitol Hill, lawmakers return this week to a long to-do list that includes issues ranging from military aid for allies to surveillance programs to the massive Pentagon policy bill — and much more. House members have spent much of 2023 in a prolonged battle over federal spending, but the three-week […]

Alabama

Rogers summons defense leaders to testify on SPACECOM headquarters | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON ― House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers is asking three top Defense Department officials to testify before Congress after the Biden administration revoked a previous decision to place the Space Command headquarters in his home state of Alabama and instead designated Colorado as its home base. The Alabama Republican on Tuesday invited Air […]

Alabama

House defense bill adds special Ukraine IG, Taiwan cyber cooperation | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON — The House’s $874 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2024, advanced early Thursday, would establish a special inspector general for Ukraine aid, mandate Pentagon cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan, authorize procurement of nine battle force ships and permit some aircraft retirements. The bill is the first of three major defense bills Congress expects […]

Alabama

Culture war fights, China dominate initial defense bill markups | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

House lawmakers this week introduced major military policy and funding changes they hope to see in defense spending bills later this year, previewing efforts to combat China and to address contentious culture war issues. Over the course of seven subcommittee gatherings Tuesday and Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passed an initial round of markups for […]

Alaska

Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana | #alaska | #politics

The omnibus package is on the path to passage, but the expected exclusion of marijuana banking reform has spawned a battle in the Senate GOP. For months, top Democrats and a number of Republicans had high hopes that legislation allowing banks to offer services to cannabis businesses in states where it has been legalized would […]

Alabama

House passes defense bill with more Taiwan, Ukraine security aid | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed 350-80 the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act after making several concessions to the Senate, which did not pass its own version of the bill for the second straight year in a row. The $858 billion NDAA amounts to an 8% increase over FY22 defense levels and is […]