Supporting Our Troops, Defending a Great Nation Today, House Republicans passed the National Defense Authorization Act. While we can never do enough to thank our servicemen and women for protecting freedom and defending democracy, this bill takes a step in the right direction, giving our troops the biggest pay raise in more than 20 years. It also puts a stop to the left’s politicization of our military. The Department of Defense exists to demonstrate America’s military might and protect our national security — not to promulgate a political agenda. I was honored to vote for this bill to help defend our nation and restore a military that would make my father’s generation — those who fought in World War II — proud. McCaul Discusses the National Defense Authorization Act with KBTX in Brazos Valley This year's NDAA: ✓ Authorizes a 5.2 percent pay increase for troops; ✓ Provides $25 million over the president’s request for the National Guard to work with local law enforcement to disrupt production and trafficking of illicit drugs like fentanyl; ✓ Includes a Parents’ Bill of Rights to ensure parents of children in DoD schools have the right to meet with teachers and review curriculum; ✓ Protects and reinstates servicemembers who were discharged due to refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine; ✓ Blocks the administration from reducing the size of the navy and expands capacity of U.S. nuclear forces; ✓ Works to track and prevent CCP espionage within the homeland; ✓ Reaffirms U.S. support of Taiwan and fully funds military exercises with our allies and partners in the Pacific; and ✓ Encourages and enhances U.S. security cooperation with Israel. At a time when America’s adversaries are growing more emboldened under President Biden’s weak leadership, this bill sends a critical message: America remains strong and will not back down in the face of aggression. Building Semiconductor Chips in America This week, I introduced the Building Chips in America Act, along with a bipartisan group of my colleagues, to cut red tape and accelerate domestic production of semiconductor chips. Semiconductors are the technological brains behind everything from toasters to fighter jets, making them an integral part of our daily life and the backbone of America's national security. With Communist China ramping up its aggression around Taiwan — which currently produces over 90 percent of the world’s advanced chips — there’s no time to waste in boosting domestic chip production. Click here to read more on my introduction of the Building Chips in America Act. ICYMI: Rep. McCaul TV Coverage McCaul on Fox News' The Faulkner Focus: "I think the Biden blunders you refer to — the gaffes — are really embarrassing on the world stage. [President Biden's representing] the free world and he gets confused about the guards in London, to making gaffes on big policy mistakes on EU and Brexit, and [you can] just go on and on and on." Click to watch McCaul on CNN's State of the Union: "It's devoid of reality. It's a little bit eerie that a president of the United States would be so disillusioned about what's happening on the ground in Afghanistan... His own Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff have said Al Qaeda is on the rise in Afghanistan... This is a huge foreign policy blunder." Click to watch ICYMI: Rep. McCaul in the News Newsmax: Did US Skip Usual Sanctions After China Balloon? McCaul Issues Subpoenas Click to read Breitbart: McCaul Rips State Department for Stonewalling on Iran Envoy Suspension Click to read KBTX: Congressman Michael McCaul talks Chinese hacking, National Defense Authorization Act on Brazos Valley This Morning Click to read Tune in! This Sunday, I'll be joining Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan to discuss China's latest hack of the U.S. government, this week's NATO summit, and more. Tune in to your local listing: Austin: 9:30am CT on KEYE Houston: 9:30am CT on KHOU Brazos Valley: 9:30am CT on KBTX www.mccaul.house.gov Washington, D.C. 2300 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-2401 Fax: 202-225-5955 Austin 11614 FM 2244 Suite 160 Austin, TX 78738 Fax: 512-473-0514 College Station 175 Century Square Drive Suite 210 College Station, TX 77840 Phone: (979) 431-6480 Fax: (979) 431-5180 Rep. McCaul | Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]