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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC, voted today in support of the H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA). This legislation sets policies and authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense.

Foxx said of the NDAA, “National security is the primary role of the federal government, and today the House of Representatives fulfilled that role by reauthorizing and strengthening our national defense. After years of negligence under the Obama Administration, our military suffers a readiness crisis leaving it underpaid, overworked and ill-prepared to face security threats from our foreign adversaries. The NDAA for FY19 equips America’s warfighters with the resources they need to defend our country, including the largest pay raise in nearly a decade. While we can never truly repay the selfless sacrifices of our servicemen and women, I was pleased to see the House pass this bipartisan legislation to provide them with adequate funding and much-deserved compensation.

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U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx represents North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District and is the chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.