{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://garbarino.house.gov/media/press-releases/garbarino-votes-yes-ndaa-strengthen-us-national-security", "Garbarino Votes YES on NDAA To Strengthen U.S. National Security", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Andrew R. Garbarino", "G000597", "garbarino.house.gov", "garbarino", "https://garbarino.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) voted in favor of the House of Representatives\u2019 annual defense authorization bill which would authorize $857 billion for national defense. The Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a 4.6% pay increase for servicemembers, strengthens the national security posture of the United States, and puts an end to the Biden administration\u2019s COVID-19 vaccinate mandate for military personnel. The FY23 NDAA also includes the text of two pieces of legislation introduced by Rep. Garbarino.\n\nThe Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act: Sponsored by Rep. Garbarino, this bill would allow CISA to award grants or other financial assistance for cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs at the elementary and secondary education levels in order to close the cybersecurity workforce gap.\n\nThe Securing America\u2019s Borders Against Fentanyl Act: Co-led by Rep. Garbarino, this bill would require DHS to focus on developing new technological solutions to target and detect illicit fentanyl at U.S. borders and ports of entry in order to address the national fentanyl crisis.\n\n\u201cIt has never been more imperative that we strengthen our national defense and ensure that our military is strong and prepared in the face of rising threats,\u201d said Rep. Garbarino. I was proud to vote in favor of this critical bill and am pleased to have had several of my priorities incorporated in the final text, including those to improve our cyber preparedness and take on drug trafficking at the border.\u201d\n\nAdditional Key Provisions in the NDAA:\n\nAuthorizes a 4.6% pay increase for servicemembers\n\nRepeals DOD\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on servicemembers\n\nEstablishes the DOD Cyber and Digital Service Academy as a scholarship-for-service program partnered with U.S. universities and colleges\n\nRejects Biden\u2019s misguided plan to shrink the size of the Navy and slash critical weapons systems needed to deter China and Russia\n\nRestricts the purchase of goods and military equipment from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by the U.S. military", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://garbarino.house.gov/media/press-releases/garbarino-votes-yes-ndaa-strengthen-us-national-security"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8052231278270483, "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"}