WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mike Conaway announced the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the U.S. House Services Committee by a vote of 60-1 Wednesday containing several amendments Conaway, a senior member of that committee, authored.
The first is the “12 Carrier Act,” which calls for building a twelfth aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy to meet force projection requirements.
Conaway’s statements in support for George and the Baltic States were also incorporated. “The resolutions I’ve introduced ask Congress to reaffirm the United States’ support for the sovereignty of Georgia and the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and recognize the importance of cooperation between these nations and the United States. Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have continually demonstrated their commitment to the United States. These strategic partnerships are critical to our collective defense, and must be protected vehemently,” Conaway said of the statements ion April 26.
Third, Conaway added an amendment to authorize the transfer by sale of one decommissioned amphibious ship to Japan.
Finally, Conaway authored several amendments that continued to press for accounting practices that make the auditability of the entire Department of Defense more accessible. As a CPA, Conaway has pushed this for years. “Progress is being made, but there are still opportunities for improvement,” Conaway said in a statement.
The $716 billion Department of Defense budget goes to the full House for a vote later this month. This bill also includes a 2.6 percent increase in pay for U.S. Military personnel, and the addition of 16,000 more troops into the military’s ranks.
The bill funds 77 new F-35 fighter aircraft and builds two more Virginia-class submarines. It also purchases 3,400 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.
“This NDAA provides for our troops, and looks to the future needs of our military. I’m proud of the work done by this committee, and I look forward to adoption of this legislation by the full House of Representatives,” Conaway said.
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Since many of the wealthy donors that control Conaway are heavily invested in the defense industry he made sure that they got what they paid him to do. Throwing more money at a bloated defense industry without building into the bill accountability for the expenditures is ludicrous. The Pentagon is very adept at "losing" billions of dollars. The Pentagon depends on Congressmen like Conaway to look the other way. Conaway then pretends to push for auditability. He knows that this isn't going to happen but pretends that it is so that he can say that he is holding the Pentagon accountable.
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PermalinkI didn't realize that the agriculture industry was so heavily invested in making Conaway expand our defense industry... That's interesting!
I got a little confused reading between the comment you posted and the article, you said that their was "no accountability built into the bill" but the article said that "Conaway authored several amendments that continued to press for accounting practices that make the auditability of the entire Department of Defense more accessible." I guess that most folks think these guys should do better but I don't see anyone else authoring amendments on his behalf...
I don't always believe that "majority rules" but it did pass the U.S. House Services Committee by 60-1. It has become cool to bash politicians, and practically anyone else for that matter, who are pro-life, 2nd amendment supporting, conservative- Christians. You can claim whatever you want about Conaway, but how about you give some supporting evidence of your claims next time, that way, everyone else can be as convinced as you, about your ideas concerning the issue.
If Conaway is really funded by donors who have ulterior interests, you'll have to convince me, I don't just believe "Well spoken gibberish".
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PermalinkWhat, no extra money to help King Bibi speed up his war with Iran? Too many scandals in his admin too. Must use smoke to keep the people occupied, away from his corruption.
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