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On the recordSeptember 12, 2025
The National Defense Authorization Act has traditionally received strong bipartisan support, yet for the second Congress in a row House Republicans have tainted a bill aimed at improving the lives of servicemembers with poison-pill riders that threaten our troops’ rights, their families’ stability, and our efforts to retain top talent.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano condemns the NDAA for including harmful provisions against servicemembers' rights.

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