Derrick Van Orden | Official U.S. House headshot
Derrick Van Orden | Official U.S. House headshot
WASHINGTON, DC – In case you missed it, today Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) spoke at a press conference highlighting the necessity of funding our government and military alongside committee leaders and military veteran Members of Congress.
The Defense Appropriations bill provides $177.9 billion for active, reserve, and National Guard military personnel, which is $5.2 billion above the FY23 enacted level. This includes a historic pay increase for junior enlisted servicemembers by an average of 30 percent and a 5.2 percent basic pay increase for all military personnel.
As the Congressman said: “We cannot use our troops as bargaining chips. We’re all trying to get to the same place. We want fiscal responsibility, we want all of these things – reduced government spending, we want these things, but we’ve got to do it responsibly, and this is not the way to do it.”
Watch the full clip here.
Original source can be found here.
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