releases: https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-statement-ndaa-rule-no-vote
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| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-statement-ndaa-rule-no-vote | Moulton Statement on NDAA Rule "No" Vote | 2024-12-10 | 2024 | 2024-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | Passing any truly bipartisan bill is incredibly challenging in today’s hyper-polarized Washington, but we have a remarkable record of doing so on the Armed Services Committee. Being an election year, this time took extra effort—on both sides—to get to a final NDAA that eliminated the poison pill amendments that politicize and weaken our military. But despite an agreement to deliver a clean version of the bill, Speaker Johnson injected his conservative partisan politics at the last minute before the bill came to the House floor. Today, I voted against the rule to move the bill forward because I refuse to reward the Speaker for jamming ideological riders into such an important piece of legislation, essentially forcing members to choose between protecting a vulnerable population and paying our troops. This is bad faith policymaking and it sets a terrible precedent for the annual defense bill going forward. This provision plays politics with our nation’s defense. Let me be clear, as a matter of principle, I believe Congress should not be legislating complex medical decisions that are best decided by medical science, doctors, patients, and their families. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T22:13:55Z |