Clarify the role of the Department of Defense is to promote military lethality, not advancing a social agenda.Deepen ties with allies by increasing security relationships with Taiwan and Baltic countries, and support additional funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.Improve defense industrial base supply chain security and acquisition efforts.Support modernizing the nuclear triad and retain the sea-launched nuclear cruise missile (SLCM-N) program.
Boost support for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, a defense program integral to deterring Chinese aggression.The measure also would secure a major boost for Navy shipbuilding programming by rejecting President Biden’s long-term plans for the fleet.Īmong other provisions, the Senate’s defense proposal contains several Wicker priorities, including language that would: The bill would put forth a 4.6 percent pay raise for Department of Defense employees, a number competitive with the private sector. The figure is intended to adjust the budget to account for record high inflation while also adding $25 billion more for unfunded requirements. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a topline figure of $858 billion, surpassing President Biden’s inadequate proposal by $45 billion. This bill would also help to retain our maritime superiority by boosting our fleet size and strength, while making key investments in emerging defense technologies.” is serious about our national defense during the most dangerous time since the Cold War. This year’s NDAA, if enacted, would send a strong signal to nations like China and Russia that the U.S. “As President Reagan once said, we can safeguard peace only with strength. “I am appreciative of Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Inhofe for shepherding this measure through committee.” “Today the Senate Armed Services Committee overwhelmingly passed a forceful proposal that will strengthen our national defense and support our military servicemembers,” Wicker said. The legislation, which Wicker helped to write, defines and maps out defense investments and priorities for the years ahead. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today praised committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (FY 23 NDAA).
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