{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-barry-moore-votes-increase-pay-all-military-personnel", "Rep. Barry Moore votes to increase pay for all military personnel", "2023-09-29", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Barry Moore", "M001212", "barrymoore.house.gov", "barrymoore", "https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "September 29, 2023\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) voted in support of H.R. 4365, the FY24 Defense Appropriations Act. This legislation invests in America's military superiority to deter China, combats fentanyl, enhancing oversight programs to ensure the appropriate use of taxpayer funds, prohibits woke curriculum, protects innocent life, and provides a 5.2% pay raise for all military personnel.\n\n\u201cThis legislation invests in a strong national defense to counter Chinese aggression and rejects Biden's woke agenda that harms our readiness,\" said Rep. Moore. \u201cHouse Republicans want to ensure our servicemembers' needs are taken care of, and our military is focused on ever-increasing global threats rather than funding abortion travel or Ukraine's border instead of our own.\"\n\nThe FY24 Defense Appropriations Act:\n\nIncludes an increase of 5.2% in basic pay for all military personnel effective January 1, 2024, and additional targeted pay increases for certain enlisted grades.\n\nCuts $20 billion from the President\u2019s Budget Request and redirects that funding to address warfighting needs, counter China, and support our servicemembers and their families.\n\nProhibits the implementation, administration, or enforcement of the Biden Administration\u2019s executive orders on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).\n\nDefunds the position of Deputy Inspector General for Diversity and Inclusion and Extremism in the Military.\n\nProhibits the use of funds to perform medical procedures that attempt to change an individual\u2019s biological gender.\n\nProhibits the use of funds for events on military installations or as part of recruiting programs that bring discredit upon the military, such as a drag queen story hour for children or the use of drag queens as military recruiters.\n\nProhibits the use of funds to promote or advance Critical Race Theory (CRT).\n\nProhibits the recruitment, hiring, or promotion of any person who has been convicted of charges related to child pornography or other sexual misconduct.\n\nProhibits the use of funds for paid leave and travel or related expenses of a federal employee or their dependents for the purposes of obtaining an abortion or abortion-related services.\n\nClick here to learn more about this legislation.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "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://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-barry-moore-votes-increase-pay-all-military-personnel"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4801369979977608, "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"}