Newhouse Pleased with Defense Bill Passage

Members of the House of Representatives came together to overwhelmingly pass a $768 billion compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act last week.

4th District Representative Dan Newhouse said the bill sends a strong message to America's allies and adversaries that the US is still determined to maintain its leadership role in the world.

"We were able to get almost every provision we wanted from the Republican position." explained Newhouse, "We also were able to delete many of the things that were less desirable or very controversial that were in the original version."

The NDAA was actually $25 billion more than President Biden had requested. Much of the legislation was geared towards addressing rising tensions with China and Russia.

The bill must still be passed in the Senate and signed by the President.

A copy of the NDAA can be found here.