{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hudson.house.gov/press-releases/hudson-secures-final-ndaa-wins-for-fort-bragg-military-families-and-president-trumps", "Hudson Secures Final NDAA Wins for Fort Bragg, Military Families, and President Trump\u2019s Peace Through Strength Agenda", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Richard Hudson", "H001067", "hudson.house.gov", "hudson", "https://hudson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the following statement after final passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to President Trump\u2019s desk to be signed into law:\n\n\u201cAs Fort Bragg\u2019s Congressman, I\u2019m proud to deliver a defense authorization bill that puts our troops, their families, and our veterans first. This NDAA secures critical investments for our armed services and North Carolina\u2019s military community, including tens of millions for Fort Bragg. The bill implements President Trump\u2019s agenda, restores America\u2019s commitment to Peace Through Strength, and ensures our Armed Forces remain the most lethal and capable in the world. From pay raises to readiness upgrades at Fort Bragg, this bill is a win for every soldier and family who sacrifices so much for our nation.\u201d\n\nFort Bragg & North Carolina Wins in the FY26 NDAA\n\nThe FY26 NDAA includes major authorizations Rep. Hudson fought for on behalf of Fort Bragg and the Sandhills region, including:\n\n$44.7 million for upgrades at Forward Operating Base Freedom (Freedom Village) at Fort Bragg.\n\n$8.1 million for the Special Operations Forces Joint Intelligence Center (JIC) at Fort Bragg.\n\n$19 million for an Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course.\n\n$24 million for an Aircraft Maintenance Hangar.\n\n$80 million for Power Generation and a resilient Microgrid to keep critical missions running.\n\n$80 million for a Special Operations Forces Mission Command Center.\n\n$145 million for Special Operations Forces Operational Ammunition Supply Point\n\nHistoric Win for the Lumbee Tribe\n\nThe FY26 NDAA includes the historic Lumbee Fairness Act, granting full federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe and ensuring its members finally receive the same federal services and benefits as other federally recognized tribes. This is a major milestone for one of North Carolina\u2019s largest and most deserving Indigenous communities.\n\nIn addition, provisions Rep. Hudson supported will:\n\nBoost investments in barracks and family housing used by soldiers and families.\n\nImprove access to childcare, health care, and mental health services for military families.\n\nStrengthen recruitment, retention, and transition programs.\n\nNational Security Wins: Implementing President Trump\u2019s Peace Through Strength Agenda\n\nThe FY26 NDAA is a cornerstone of President Trump\u2019s Peace Through Strength agenda and delivers conservative wins for America\u2019s military, borders, and taxpayers:\n\nCodifies 15 Trump Executive Orders and 30 key legislative proposals to restore lethality, merit-based promotions, and accountability in the ranks, while ending left-wing ideology, wokeism, and DEI programs in the military.\n\nImproves quality of life for servicemembers with a 3.8% pay raise, expanded bonuses and special pays, better food access, upgraded barracks and family housing, and major investments in childcare, schools, and health care for military families.\n\nStrengthens border security by fully funding troops and National Guard deployments to the southern border, expanding support for Border Patrol, and authorizing over $1 billion to fight drug trafficking and transnational crime.\n\nFundamentally reforms the defense acquisition system, cutting red tape, prioritizing commercial solutions, speeding new technologies to the warfighter, and focusing every taxpayer dollar on capability instead of bureaucracy.\n\nBuilds President Trump\u2019s Golden Dome and strengthens missile defense, nuclear deterrence, and space capabilities to protect the homeland from hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missile threats.\n\nRevitalizes the defense industrial base by expanding U.S. production capacity, onshoring supply chains, cutting dependence on China for critical minerals and components, and growing American defense manufacturing jobs.\n\nInvests in shipbuilding, aircraft, and munitions, including major funding for submarines, destroyers, 6th-generation aircraft, F-35 fighters, Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters, and a robust arsenal of precision munitions.\n\nCounters China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and terrorist threats with a strengthened Indo-Pacific posture, support for Taiwan and key allies, tougher restrictions on adversary-linked companies, and enhanced tools to support partners on the front lines of aggression.\n\nSaves taxpayers nearly $20 billion by eliminating DEI activities, cutting wasteful climate programs at the Pentagon, retiring obsolete platforms, and trimming bureaucracy and inefficient contracts.\n\nTogether with President Trump\u2019s Working Families Tax Cut, the FY26 NDAA is part of a generational investment in America\u2019s national security, our military families, and the promise of Peace Through Strength.", 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://hudson.house.gov/press-releases/hudson-secures-final-ndaa-wins-for-fort-bragg-military-families-and-president-trumps"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.411370001733303, "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"}