Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health released the follow statement after passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
"President Trump promised to rebuild our military," Burgess said. "This NDAA provides the framework to do just that."
"The National Defense Authorization Act is a bipartisan agreement to provide a 3.1% pay raise for our troops, reform privatized military housing, continue rebuilding readiness, provide security assistance to our allies, and hold the Pentagon accountable through reports on auditability. The bill also protects the homeland by including my language requiring an effort to identify hostile International Mobile Subscriber Identity catchers, or Stingrays, which are used to locate and spy on Americans. Last, the NDAA repeals the widow’s tax and prohibits the use of a type of chemical known as PFAS in firefighting foam after October 2024. I am pleased to support this bipartisan agreement to maintain the strongest military in the world."
