{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399", "Rep. Baird Applauds Passage of NDAA", "2024-06-14", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "IN", "James R. Baird", "B001307", "baird.house.gov", "baird", "https://baird.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) issued the following statement after the House passed the Service Member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 8070.\n\n\u201cHouse Republicans took historic action today by passing an NDAA that fully funds our national defense, cuts wasteful spending, protects life, supports Israel, and deters Chinese aggression. I\u2019m also proud this bill includes a 19.5% pay raise for junior enlisted servicemembers, a 4.5% pay raise for all other members, and addresses the chronic underfunding of military housing. This bill also ensures our service members have access to medical care and improves their access to childcare. Knowing their families are taken care of, will allow our men and women in uniform to perform at an even higher level as they work to defend our freedoms.\u201d\n\nAdditional Background on H.R. 8070\n\n\u2022 Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from paying for or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services.\n\n\u2022 Builds on the FY24 NDAA that banned critical race theory in the military.\n\n\u2022 Guts Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at the Department of Defense.\n\n\u2022 Eliminates the position of Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense.\n\n\u2022 Includes the Parents Bill of Rights to ensure military parents the right to review curriculum.\n\n\u2022 Ends affirmative action at service academies.\n\n\u2022 Deters Chinese aggression by investing in hypersonics and AI.\n\n\u2022 Strengthens nuclear posture, improves missile defense, and accelerates delivery of space capabilities.\n\n\u2022 Prioritizes our men and women in uniform rather than wasteful bureaucratic programs.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.072579063475132, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}