{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/baldwin-gets-the-job-done-on-buy-american-standard-ndaa", "U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Gets the Job Done on Buy American Standard in National Defense Authorization Act", "2017-11-09", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "WI", "Tammy Baldwin", "B001230", "www.baldwin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.09.17\n\t\t\t U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Gets the Job Done on Buy American Standard in National Defense Authorization Act \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Final NDAA released by House-Senate conference committee also includes wins for Made in Wisconsin manufacturing and shipbuilding\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The final fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released today by the House-Senate conference committee includes Buy American requirements that U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin fought for in the bipartisan legislation.\r\n\u201cI fought for a Buy American policy that supports our manufacturers and our workers, as well as our national and economic security,\u201d\u00a0said Senator Baldwin. \u201cI\u2019m proud to get the job done on this because when American taxpayer money is spent on our military it should be spent buying American products built by our workers. We can now say the NDAA rewards the hard work of American workers.\u201d\r\nThe NDAA passed by the Senate in September included section 863, which eliminated a number of critical Buy American requirements in defense procurement laws.\u00a0Senator Baldwin offered an amendment to reverse this provision and after it wasn\u2019t given a vote, she took her fight to the House-Senate conference committee. Last month she led 15 of her Senate colleagues in pressing the conference committee to include critical Buy American requirements in defense procurement laws.\r\nThe legislation also includes measures Senator Baldwin fought for to support Made in Wisconsin manufacturing and shipbuilding.\r\nThe final NDAA includes full funding for Oshkosh Defense\u2019s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. \u201cI have worked hard to support manufacturing jobs at Oshkosh Defense and have long pushed to fully fund the procurement of military vehicles made in Wisconsin,\u201d Senator Baldwin said.\r\nWhile Senator Baldwin included a bipartisan amendment to add $600 million for a second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the Senate-passed NDAA\u2019s original level of one, that was still one ship short of the ideal number of three vessels. Accordingly, Senator Baldwin then pressed the House-Senate conference committee to include funding for three Littoral Combat Ships. This effort was successful, and the final NDAA includes funding for three ships, which will maintain workforce levels at the shipyard in Marinette and throughout the supply chain across Wisconsin.\r\n\u201cI take great pride in representing Wisconsin\u2019s shipbuilding industry\u00a0because our workers have helped sustain America\u2019s security for generations, boasting a successful history of building ships for our nation\u2019s defense,\u201d\u00a0said Senator Baldwin.\u00a0\u201cThe LCS program is supported by thousands of skilled workers at the Marinette Marine shipyard and at the 200 suppliers across Wisconsin. This is a big win for Made in Wisconsin shipbuilding.\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Press Release\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Press Release", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/baldwin-gets-the-job-done-on-buy-american-standard-ndaa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8944817818701267, "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"}