{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://barr.house.gov/press-releases?ID=04F9405B-0725-4063-81DE-C361D9204CB5", "Barr Votes for America First National Security Bill to Boost Pay for Troops and Eliminate DEI from the Military", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", "barr", "https://barr.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This landmark legislation delivers a 3.8% pay raise for America\u2019s service members, eliminates politically driven mandates in the military, and restores a merit-based culture focused on readiness and national security. The bill also secures continued funding for border protection, institutes critical spending reforms, and strengthens U.S. deterrence against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to support this legislation because it advances President Trump\u2019s America First agenda and restores the military\u2019s core mission of putting America\u2019s security first,\u201d said Congressman Barr. \u201cUnder the President\u2019s leadership, we are removing the radical left\u2019s DEI and ESG mandates from the military, delivering well-deserved pay raises for our troops, and strengthening our deterrence against the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d\n\nThe NDAA also permanently codifies $20 billion in Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts that Congressman Barr championed as a member of the Congressional DOGE Caucus. It also eliminates DEI programs at the U.S. Department of War (DOW), ends climate-related initiatives at DOW, and advances numerous reforms Congressman Barr has long supported in previous defense authorization bills.\n\nFinally, the NDAA reinforces President Trump\u2019s peace through strength agenda by ensuring a fully equipped, highly capable fighting force and advancing the President\u2019s Golden Dome initiative to deter against adversaries.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://barr.house.gov/press-releases?ID=04F9405B-0725-4063-81DE-C361D9204CB5"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8835640512406826, "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"}