{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://jackson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=306", "Rep. Jackson Secures Major Wins for TX-13, Defends Conservative Values in NDAA", "2021-12-08", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Ronny Jackson", "J000304", "jackson.house.gov", "jackson", "https://jackson.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Last night, Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Jackson authored a number of provisions to modernize the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, support training at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, and provide our military with the resources it needs to counter our adversaries such as China, Russia, and Iran. For additional background on Jackson\u2019s work on the NDAA, click here. Other NDAA highlights include a pay raise for servicemembers and a ban on dishonorable discharges for servicemembers who refuse Joe Biden\u2019s unconstitutional vaccine mandate.\n\nJackson\u2019s leadership also ensured that problematic provisions such as an anti-Second Amendment red flag law and a mandate that women register for the Military Draft were not included in the final version of the NDAA. In September, Jackson signed on to a letter to House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership urging for the removal of the red flag provision. In December, he authored a letter to HASC and SASC leadership demanding the removal of a requirement that would\u2019ve forced young women to register for the Military Draft. Both of Jackson\u2019s efforts were successful.\n\nAhead of the final vote, Jackson spoke on the House Floor in support of the NDAA.\n\nJackson said: \u201cI promised my constituents I would fight back against Democrats\u2019 attempt to use our great military as a laboratory for their woke experiments, and I\u2019m proud to share that we succeeded. I will never give an inch on our Second Amendment rights, and I adamantly oppose forcing our daughters to go to war. I am very happy with the final NDAA, which ensures that Texas\u2019 13th District will remain at the forefront of the national defense conversation, guarantees our military\u2019s readiness and competitiveness, and protects servicemembers from a stain on their career over Biden\u2019s unconstitutional vaccine mandate. I will never back down from the radical left, and I will always put America and our military first. The final NDAA is proof of that!\u201d\n\nRanking Member Mike Rogers (AL-03) said: \u201cRep. Jackson\u2019s experience as a veteran has allowed him to be an effective leader on the House Armed Services Committee. He has worked hard to ensure that our servicemembers have the funding and tools they need to be prepared for conflict. The NDAA is critical for our national security which is why it has always enjoyed bipartisan and bicameral support. I thank Rep. Jackson for his work on this incredibly important piece of legislation.\u201d\n\nJackson is a member of HASC. Link to the full bill can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://jackson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=306"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8834879845380783, "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"}