Morris Leader

Washington, DC – Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the date that HASC was originally scheduled to mark up the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) arrives after Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s forced delay.

“Today the Armed Services Committee should be meeting to go line by line through the National Defense Authorization Act. We should be coming together to chart oversight of the Defense Department, debate national security threats, and provide resources to strengthen Picatinny Arsenal. 

“This vital work is delayed because, and only because, Speaker McCarthy wants to force through draconian cuts to vital programs like Head Start and Meals on Wheels but has no actual plan for the federal budget. Instead of approving pay increases for servicemembers, making investments in new and innovative technologies, or countering threats from adversaries like Russia and China, House Republicans are voting this week to roll back rules that protect our environment and have already resulted in $88 billion in private investment in electric vehicle manufacturing. Our country’s national security isn’t a political pawn and shouldn’t be held hostage to Speaker McCarthy’s lack of leadership.”

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