Palmer Applauds Passage of National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024

For Immediate Release

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Washington, D.C. – Following the passage of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the House of Representative, Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) released the following statement:

“One of Congress’ most important responsibilities is prioritizing funding for our national defense, especially with China as an ever-growing threat,” said Rep. Palmer. “The world’s most powerful fighting force should be singularly focused on keeping Americans safe. Under the current administration, our military’s needs have been neglected. This year’s NDAA reorients our military to a goal of winning conflicts by providing the resources needed to deter aggression and, if it comes to it, fight and win. In order to do so, this legislation provides funding for much needed facility upgrades and additions in strategic locations and addresses key needs in weapon development and procurement. Additionally, service members are getting a well-deserved and long overdue pay increase. These are all necessary to deter aggression from China and other adversarial nations. Thanks to Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-03) for overseeing the creation of this bill and fighting to strengthen our military.”

Rep. Palmer continued, “This legislation is not just a win for our military, but also for Alabamians. Space Command’s move to Alabama is long overdue and is the best option for the long-term success of the newest military branch. To ensure the administration stops playing politics with our national security, section 2866 prohibits funds for being used to build a headquarters for Space Command and cuts the travel budget for the Secretary of the Air Force in half until he submits a report to the congressional defense committees justifying the selection of a permanent location for the headquarters. It’s time to bring Space Command home to Huntsville.”