Chairwoman McClain Votes for Annual Defense Bill

WASHINGTON-Home Republican Convention Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) at this time applauded the Home of Representatives’ passage of the Fiscal 12 months 2026 Nationwide Protection Authorization Act (NDAA). This laws strengthens the U.S. army, helps servicemembers and their households, secures the border, and implements main reforms to make sure the Battle Division can give attention to its core mission.

Moreover, the invoice contains $14 million in funding for infrastructure upgrades at Selfridge Air Nationwide Guard Base in Michigan, forward of the arrival of two new airframes, the F-15EX fighters and KC-46 tankers. Chairwoman McClain has lengthy advocated for a brand new fight mission at Selfridge, which she helped safe this yr.

“This yr’s protection invoice places America’s struggle mission again on the forefront. No extra distractions – and so much much less bloated paperwork.” mentioned Chairman McClain. “I am proud to help laws that restores lethality, invests in vital infrastructure in Selfridge and past, will increase troop pay, and provides our warfighters the instruments they should crush our enemies and defend America. That is the definition of peace by means of energy.”

The FY26 NDAA implements key parts of Republicans’ Peace By way of Energy agenda and delivers conservative victories:

• Supplies a 4% pay improve for service members.
• Codifies 15 of President Trump’s government orders, ends woke ideology on the Pentagon, secures the border, and revitalizes the protection industrial base.
• Streamlines operations by eliminating $20 billion in outdated weapons, inefficient packages and Pentagon paperwork.
• Terminates all DEI packages, places of work, and coaching inside the Battle Division to refocus on mission readiness.
• Authorizes greater than $1 billion to fight drug trafficking and absolutely funds the deployment of the Nationwide Guard and active-duty troops to help the Border Patrol on the southern border.