{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/essential-to-ensure-america-does-not-fall-behind-king-lauds-bipartisan-passage-of-ndaa-with-key-nuclear-and-cyber-provisions", "\u201cEssential to Ensure America Does Not Fall Behind,\u201d King Lauds Bipartisan Passage of NDAA With Key Nuclear and Cyber Provisions", "2022-12-15", "2022", "2022-12", "Independent", "Senate", "ME", "Angus S. King, Jr.", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", "angusking", "https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/table", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, today praised the Senate\u2019s 83-11 passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. With rising threats from Russia, China, and other adversaries, the annual bipartisan defense bill contains King-led provisions to modernize America\u2019s nuclear defenses, better assess the \u201cwill to fight\u201d of allies and enemies, and improve international cyberdefenses. The bill also includes increased support for Ukraine as it fights Russia\u2019s illegal, unprovoked invasion along with improvements to ensure the aid receives proper oversight and does not dangerously deplete America\u2019s own stockpiles.\n\nKing also worked to secure provisions to better support the wellbeing of America\u2019s servicemembers. With military suicide rates at an all-time high, the bill requires the Department of Defense to study and release data on suicides by military occupation, and the Government Accountability Office to study how to improve the transition from military to civilian life.\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s National Defense Authorization Act \u2013 named after my friend and colleague Senator Jim Inhofe \u2013 is a bipartisan bill that will meet the pressing 21st century national security challenges facing our country,\u201d said Senator King. \u201cAs threats from adversaries like Russia and China grow, the legislation is absolutely essential to ensure America does not fall behind. Along with new authorizations to address Russia\u2019s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, this bill improves our defensive and offensive hypersonic capabilities, bolsters key cyberdefenses, and will help modernize how we assess the capabilities of our enemies and allies alike. Without these provisions, the credibility of America\u2019s bedrock principle of peace through deterrence would have been put at risk.\n\n\u201cAll told, Congress and the Armed Services Committees have once again produced an important, strong, and bipartisan bill,\u201d continued Senator King. \u201cMost importantly, the legislation makes significant investments in the essential core of our Armed Forces \u2013 our brave men and women in uniform. Along with a 4.6% pay raise to help servicemembers keep up with rising costs of living, the NDAA will study the suicide epidemic in our military so the Department is better equipped to address this urgent crisis. Today\u2019s overwhelming 83-11 passage of the bill is a testament to the importance of this effort, the selfless service of our Armed Forces, and the dedication of all the Americans who are working to protect our nation.\u201d\n\nThe James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 includes King-backed provisions to:", 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://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/essential-to-ensure-america-does-not-fall-behind-king-lauds-bipartisan-passage-of-ndaa-with-key-nuclear-and-cyber-provisions"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7475449237972498, "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"}