{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.slotkin.senate.gov/2025/12/17/slotkin-secures-30-wins-in-fy26-pentagon-budget-focusing-on-new-missions-new-tech-and-new-jobs-for-michigan/", "Slotkin Secures 30+ Wins in FY26 Pentagon Budget, Focusing on New Missions, New Tech and New Jobs for Michigan", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MI", "Elissa Slotkin", "S001208", "www.slotkin.senate.gov", "slotkin", "https://www.slotkin.senate.gov/newsroom/", "scraper", "Almost $20M for Selfridge and Grayling, Protections Against PFAS, Cell Phone Ban in DODEA Schools, and Support for Northern Strike\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) today announced that more than 30 provisions she championed have passed the Senate to be included in the Senate Armed Services Committee approved Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), securing millions in critical investments for Michigan, protecting Americans against threats from China, securing a pay raise for military members, and pushing back on the Trump Administration\u2019s use of the U.S. military at home against Americans.\n\nAs Slotkin laid out in Mackinac Island as part of her Michigan 2030 Defense Plan, her long-term focus as Senator is to secure new missions, new technology and new jobs for Michigan. This NDAA includes funding for military construction at Selfridge Air National Guard Base for the F-15EX fighter and KC-46A tanker transition as well as a new joint training complex at Camp Grayling.\n\nIt also incorporates portions of her Future of Defense Manufacturing Act, which will bring advanced manufacturing to Michigan by banning Chinese advanced manufacturing technology like 3D printers and cutting red tape for integrating innovative manufacturing technologies for the military.\n\n\u201cAs we rolled up our sleeves to finish this year\u2019s bipartisan Pentagon budget, my goal was to strengthen our national security, support our troops through things like a much-needed pay raise, and to reinforce Michigan\u2019s central role in America\u2019s defense manufacturing,\u201d said Slotkin. \u201cFrom cutting-edge capabilities like advanced manufacturing to the good-paying jobs they create, I\u2019m determined to see that work happen right here in Michigan because we cannot allow China to outpace us. Our bipartisan work on this bill should be a model for solving other big issues facing our nation, and I\u2019m grateful to Senator Gary Peters for his partnership in delivering for Michigan throughout this process.\u201d\n\nNew Missions, New Tech, and New Jobs for Michigan:\n\n$14.2M in funding for military construction at Selfridge Air National Guard Base to bring F-15EX fighters and KC-46A tankers to Michigan, and $4.4M for military construction at Camp Grayling to build a new joint training complex\n\nGives military members a 3.8 percent pay raise and helps retiring servicemembers transition to Michigan\u2019s veterans\u2019 agencies.\n\nPushes for permanent funding for the annual Northern Strike Exercise at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) in Grayling\n\nProhibits the Air Force from retiring A-10 fighters early in FY26, including those at Selfridge, and provides $303M to keep the A-10s operating\n\nHolds DOD to account for PFAS cleanup in Michigan, including by directing DoD to provide bottled water to communities harmed by PFAS, creating more effective PFAS destruction and disposal methods, requiring annual reporting on DoD PFAS cleanup efforts, prioritizing PFAS cleanup efforts that pose high risks, and improving transparency on DoD PFAS cleanup efforts by creating a public website\n\nEstablishes the U.S. Army Digital Engineering Center of Excellence led by the Ground Vehicle System Center (GVSC)\n\nStrengthens domestic manufacturing and secures our supply chain by using American-made products in our national security stockpile\n\nExpedites securing U.S. supply chains for rare earth elements critical for U.S. supply chains, including for Michigan companies.\n\nDirects innovation and investment to our nation\u2019s drone capabilities and integrates commercially available artificial intelligence capabilities into military logistics.\n\nCuts red tape for Michigan small businesses by repealing or fixing more than 100 provisions to streamline the defense acquisition process, reduce administrative complexity, and remove outdated requirements and limitations\n\nOpens more pathways for Michigan small businesses to win DOD contracts, including requiring DoD to buy commercially available products and services before creating bespoke military equipment, streamlining duplicative software accreditation requirements, and helping small businesses meet cybersecurity requirements\n\nExpands Arctic training and certification programs, including potential programs in Michigan to ensure the U.S. military is prepared for cold weather operations\n\nSlotkin\u2019s Future of Defense Manufacturing Act:\n\nBans Chinese advanced manufacturing technology like 3D printers\n\nDirects DoD to develop additive manufacturing facilities closer to the point of use to support Indo-Pacific deployments\n\nCuts red tape for integrating innovative manufacturing technologies for the military\n\nProtecting Americans against Threats from China:\n\nBans DOD procurement of Chinese 3D printers\n\nProtects against China buying land near U.S. military bases\n\nDirects DOD to conduct joint research and development with Taiwan on cutting edge military technology, including drones\n\nProtects U.S. embassies and military bases from Chinese bio threats by expanding DOD\u2019s biosurveillance capabilities and urges DOD to work across the government to carry out economic planning to support U.S. military plans related to China and Taiwan\n\nFunds new and emerging technologies to counter China, including hypersonics, AI, autonomous systems, cyber, mobile micronuclear reactors, and high energy lasers\n\nBans DoD from procuring Chinese biotechnology equipment and services\n\nPushing Back on the Trump Administration\u2019s Use of the U.S. Military at Home:\n\nEnhances accountability for servicemembers deployed domestically by requiring the military to wear the name of their service on their uniform when supporting law enforcement in the United States\n\nProtects our servicemembers\u2019 personal data from DOGE and political threats by improving safeguards for how data is handled, where it is stored, and who has access.\n\nRequires training for servicemembers supporting civilian law enforcement to protect against escalation during domestic operations.\n\nStrengthens military lawyers by affirming independence of military lawyers providing independent legal advice, and requires certain qualifications for military lawyers.\n\n###", 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://www.slotkin.senate.gov/2025/12/17/slotkin-secures-30-wins-in-fy26-pentagon-budget-focusing-on-new-missions-new-tech-and-new-jobs-for-michigan/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 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