I’m also proud to secure important provisions that would protect jobs at Rock Island Arsenal, modernize our military infrastructure, support defense manufacturing and expand health care access for military families while supporting groundbreaking quantum computing research in Chicago.
Highlighting key provisions in military support bill.
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