McCaul Votes To Improve Servicemembers’ Quality of Life, Restore American Military Might
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voted for the Servicemembers Quality Of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.
“Funding our military is one of Congress’ greatest responsibilities, and I couldn’t be more pleased that House Republicans chose to focus this year’s bill on improving the quality of life for our servicemembers and their families,” said Rep. McCaul. “If not for the bravery of these men and women — and the sacrifices made by their spouses and children — our nation would not survive. They deserve each and every benefit within this bill, which will also improve military retention rates and restore the military might our nation needs to continue outcompeting our adversaries.”
The NDAA FY25 includes an amendment Rep. McCaul offered to improve sanitation and safety in military hospitals. Surgeons at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, recently discovered human tissue on their surgical tools. Incidents like these have posed grave risks to patients’ health and delayed crucial procedures. Rep. McCaul’s amendment requires the inspector general of the Defense Health Agency to conduct a study on the sterilization of medical instruments at the agency and create an action plan to implement the study’s recommendations.
“Our servicemembers deserve the best medical care possible,” said Rep. McCaul. “Dirty surgical instruments present an unacceptable risk to their health. We must get to the bottom of how this happened and ensure it never happens again.”
Rep. McCaul also supports many conservative victories within the FY25 NDAA, which:
- Raises servicemembers’ pay by 19.5% for junior enlisted servicemembers and 4.5% for all others;
- Constructs new houses and childcare facilities for military families;
- Expands access to medical care, including mental health providers, for servicemembers;
- Supports military spouses through employment programs;
- Deters Communist China by preventing CCP espionage and bolstering Taiwan’s defense;
- Defends our ally Israel by expanding U.S.-Israel military exercises;
- Restores America’s military might by preventing far-left policies like a military Green New Deal while strengthening our defense industrial base;
- Helps secure America’s border by funding the deployment of National Guard troops and increasing funding for counternarcotic activities; and
- Cuts $30 billion in inefficient programs, obsolete weapons, and Pentagon bureaucracy, saving taxpayer dollars.
Read more about the FY25 NDAA and find a full summary of the bill HERE.
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