{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases/hinson-supports-fy24-ndaa-counter-china-give-troops-raise", "Hinson Supports FY24 NDAA to Counter China & Give Troops a Raise", "2023-12-14", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Ashley Hinson", "H001091", "hinson.house.gov", "hinson", "https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "December 14, 2023\n\nWashington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement in support of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\n\n\"The FY24 NDAA provides our servicemembers with a well-deserved pay raise \u2014 the highest in 20 years \u2014and expands our defense and deterrence capabilities to counter China's aggression and support our freedom-loving allies like Taiwan and Israel. Additionally, the NDAA eliminates wokeness from our military and invests in the cutting edge technologies to best equip our troops against growing global threats. I will continue advocating for a strong national defense, supporting our troops, and working to re-establish the peace through strength doctrine to keep America safe.\" - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson\n\nBackground:\n\nThe FY24 NDAA authorizes $886.3 billion for national defense discretionary programs including:\n\nEnhancing U.S. deterrence and strengthening capabilities to counter the CCP\u2019s aggression in the Indo-Pacific by strengthening supply chains and reaffirming U.S. support for the defense of Taiwan and Pacific allies.\n\nProviding a 5.2% increase in basic pay for servicemembers.\n\nEnhancing DoD support for border security by fully funding the National Guard to support border deployment and combating illegal drug trafficking.\n\nContinuing to prohibit any COVID-19 vaccine requirement.\n\nThe FY24 NDAA saves $40 billion by:\n\nCutting inefficient defense programs, obsolete weapons systems, and unnecessary Pentagon bureaucracy.\n\nEnding wokeness in our military by resetting the DoD\u2019s mission and prohibiting funding for Critical Race Theory, ends Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), includes a Parents Bill of Rights to ensure parents of children in DoD schools are included in their child\u2019s education, and prevents military Green New Deal.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases/hinson-supports-fy24-ndaa-counter-china-give-troops-raise"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0665046758949757, "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"}