{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://yoho.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/yoho-votes-to-fully-fund-military-and-raise-troop-pay", "Yoho Votes to Fully Fund Military and Raise Troop Pay", "2016-12-02", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Ted Yoho", "Y000065", "yoho.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington D.C. -\u00a0Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL -03) voted in favor of authorizing funds to strengthen America\u2019s national defense and increase pay for our active duty troops. This important bipartisan authorization contains two provisions inserted by Congressman Yoho. The first prohibits the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) or the closure or transfer of that base. The second requires congressional approval of any and all MANPADS to Syria. Congressman Yoho released the following statement:\n\u201cCongress is responsible for providing for the common defense of America. Today I voted to do just that by fully funding our men and women in uniform. This authorization provides our military personnel the largest pay raise in six years. The brave men and women, who stand in harm\u2019s way to defend our freedom and our American way of life, deserve this raise.\u00a0 These funds ensure our armed forces are ready for any conflict they may face. \n\u201cI am proud that my previous bill language pertaining to our base and detention facility in Guantanamo Bay and language to help keep shoulder fired missiles out of the wrong hands in Syria made it into the final bill that will now be signed into law.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \nDetails of Defense Authorization Bill: \n The FY17 NDAA Conference Report provides a total of $619 billion for the national defense\n\t\tThis includes $551.7 billion for base defense requirements and $59.5 billion in requirements for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)\n\t\t\n\tReverses the President\u2019s drawdown of Army end strength\n\tIncludes a 2.1% pay raise for our troops\n\tImproves access to health care for our troops and their families\n\tProhibits the transfer of detainees at Guantanamo Bay to the U.S.SOIL, prohibits closure of the facility, and prohibits the transfer of the naval base back to the Cuban government by any president without the consent of Congress.\n\tProvides the resources to combat Islamic extremists and to assist foreign security forces, such as the Kurds and Sunnis, to fight ISIS\n\tSupports our European allies to counter Russian aggression and funds the Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense programs\n\tBuilds upon past acquisition\u00a0reform and delivers better technology to the warfighter faster\n  Includes reforms to the Pentagon to improve oversight and accountability and limits the size of the National Security Council", 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": ["http://yoho.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/yoho-votes-to-fully-fund-military-and-raise-troop-pay"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6390560884028673, "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"}