{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-flood-votes-strengthen-us-armed-forces-support-offutt-air-force-base", "Rep. Flood Votes to Strengthen U.S. Armed Forces, Support Offutt Air Force Base", "2024-12-11", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Mike Flood", "F000474", "flood.house.gov", "flood", "https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s NDAA delivers a 14.5% pay raise for junior service members to help with recruitment and retention, while also controlling spending by phasing out billions in Pentagon waste and outdated programs. This bill includes critical resources to support STRATCOM and Offutt Air Force Base in the coming year, including resources for a consolidated training complex and professional development center. I urge the Senate to act quickly, so that the President can sign the NDAA into law before the holidays.\u201d\n\nHighlights from the FY25 NDAA Legislation from the Office of Speaker Mike Johnson:\n\nProvide junior enlisted service members with a 14.5% pay raise.\n\nFully support the deployment of National Guard at the southwest border to intercept illegal aliens and drugs.\n\nIncludes dozens of sections that address PRC security threats and economic security issues\n\nPrevent Chinese espionage in our military, supply chains, and research institutions.\n\nExpand U.S.-Israel military exercises and fully fund cooperative missile defense programs.\n\nIncrease funding for U.S. defense initiatives in the Indo-Pacific to bolster Taiwan\u2019s defense and support Indo-Pacific allies.\n\nSave $31 billion by cutting inefficient programs, obsolete weapons, and bloated Pentagon bureaucracy.\n\nCut $4 billion in programs that do not meet requirements.\n\nProhibit contracts with advertising firms that blacklist conservative news sources, like NewsGuard Technologies Inc.\n\nAbolish the DEI bureaucracy and climate change programs.\n\nBans the teaching, training, or promotion of critical race theory.\n\nPermanently ban transgender medical treatment for minors.\n\nCounter antisemitism by prohibiting sale of goods at DOD commissaries and exchanges from any entities that have or are engaged in a boycott of Israel.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-flood-votes-strengthen-us-armed-forces-support-offutt-air-force-base"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4426140114665031, "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"}