Dear Friend,

This was a busy week in Congress and I wanted to share a quick update before we get into the Holidays. This week:

• I secured over $20 million for water and infrastructure projects in our district through the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
• The House passed the FY25 NDAA to support our servicemembers and strengthen our national security.
• Republicans stood up to government overreach by passing the Liberty in Laundry Act to protect consumer choice.

Keep reading below for more details

This week the House passed the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which sets the policy for the United States military for the coming year. 

Nothing is more important than our national security. This legislation meets the needs of our nation and those brave men and women who fight to defend us. In addition to strengthening our national security, this NDAA focuses on servicemember quality of life improvements like military housing maintenance, a pay raise for junior enlisted servicemembers, and improved access to childcare. This bill also strengthens our southern border, cuts woke DEI programs, and prevents Chinese espionage. When America and our military are strong, the world is a much safer place.  

Highlights of the bill include:   

• Authorizes a 14.5 percent raise for junior enlisted servicemembers and supports a 4.5 percent raise for all other servicemembers.

• Funding for housing maintenance, oversight, and upgrades.

• Supports the deployment of the National Guard to the southern border to combat the influx of illegal immigrants and drugs.

• Supports military spouses by making it easier to find and maintain employment.

• Reduces healthcare wait times and improves access to childcare.

• Deters China and prevents CCP espionage in our research institutions, supply chains, and armed forces.

• Combats the Biden Administration’s radical, woke ideology to restore the focus of our military on lethality by requiring merit-based promotions.

• Permanently bans TRICARE coverage of dangerous transgender medical care for minors.

• Enhances fiscal responsibility by cutting $31 billion in inefficient programs, Pentagon bureaucracy, and obsolete weapons. 

President Biden and Washington bureaucrats' war on everyday household appliances only hurts American families and small businesses. You should be able to decide what washing machine is best for you and your family – not be forced to let the government decide for you.

That's why the House passed the Liberty in Laundry Act which prevents the Secretary of Energy and the DOE from implementing new or amended energy efficiency standards for clothes washers that are not technologically feasible and economically justified. House Republicans will continue working to protect consumer choice from government overreach and ensure families and hardworking Americans can keep their preferred appliances in their homes.