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BOST VOTES TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY, BOLSTER SUPPORT FOR TROOPS

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This press release from Representative Mike Bost (R-IL) was published on 2026-04-29 and titled "BOST VOTES TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY, BOLSTER SUPPORT FOR TROOPS". It focuses on immigration and touches on taxes, the environment.

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BOST VOTES TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY, BOLSTER SUPPORT FOR TROOPS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, legislation that strengthens America's national defense, advances President Trump's peace through strength agenda, and supports the men and women who serve our nation in uniform. The bill authorizes $900.6 billion for national defense programs, provides a 3.8% pay raise for servicemembers, allocates $6 million for Scott Air Force Base hangar improvements, secures our southern border, and ends the woke policies and DEI mandates that have distracted from military readiness. "Supporting our troops and keeping America safe must always come before politics," said Bost. "This national defense funding backs President Trump's peace through strength approach, secures the southern border, reins in wasteful spending, and gets rid of the DEI and woke policies that have no place in our military. It ensures our servicemembers have the resources they need to do their jobs and I'm proud to support legislation that puts our national defense and our troops first." . The Fiscal Year 2026 NDAA includes: . - $900.6 billion for national defense programs - 3.8% pay raise for all servicemembers - $6 million for Scott Air Force Base hangar improvements - Over $1 billion to combat drug trafficking and support border security operations - Fully funds National Guard and active-duty deployments to assist Border Patrol at the southwest border - Permanently repeals of all Department of War DEI offices, programs, and training . ###

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BOST VOTES TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY, BOLSTER SUPPORT FOR TROOPS WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, legislation that strengthens America's national defense, advances President Trump's peace through strength agenda, and supports the men and women who serve our nation in uniform. The bill authorizes $900.6 billion for national defense programs, provides a 3.8% pay raise for servicemembers, allocates $6 million for Scott Air Force Base hangar improvements, secures our southern border, and ends the woke policies and DEI mandates that have distracted from military readiness. "Supporting our troops and keeping America safe must always come before politics," said Bost. "This national defense funding backs President Trump's peace through strength approach, secures the southern border, reins in wasteful spending, and gets rid of the DEI and woke policies that have no place in our military. It ensures our servicemembers have the resources they need to do their jobs and I'm proud to support legislation that puts our national defense and our troops first." . The Fiscal Year 2026 NDAA includes: . - $900.6 billion for national defense programs - 3.8% pay raise for all servicemembers - $6 million for Scott Air Force Base hangar improvements - Over $1 billion to combat drug trafficking and support border security operations - Fully funds National Guard and active-duty deployments to assist Border Patrol at the southwest border - Permanently repeals of all Department of War DEI offices, programs, and training . ###