Statement on the National Defense Authorization Act

Statement on the National Defense Authorization Act

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, H.R. 5515. Immediately after the vote, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement:

"I voted for the final conference report on the NDAA because of its importance in protecting our national security and supporting our men and women in uniform. The final version of the NDAA represents a significant improvement for Central Ohio when compared to the bill that the House considered, and I voted against earlier this year. Rather than make arbitrary cuts to Department of Defense (DoD) agencies that employ roughly 6,000 workers at the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC), the conference report protects many of those jobs and gives DoD more flexibility to address its budgetary needs.

Moving forward, as DoD conducts its review of the agencies covered in this NDAA bill, I will continue to work with stakeholders and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make sure that the workers at DSCC can continue to contribute to our national defense and to our communities here in Central Ohio."