Ronny Jackson: “I rise in support of H.R. 3838, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, also known as the SPEED…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 3838, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, also known as the SPEED Act. I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership in bringing this bipartisan legislation to the floor for the 65th consecutive year. The Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee portions of this bill, in conjunction with approximately $2.2 billion in reconciliation funding, continues to focus on providing our Special Operations Forces, the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, and the security cooperation enterprise with the tools required to ensure their capabilities can support the Department's efforts in strategic competition and in countering malign PRC actions. This bill supports critical platforms like the V-22 and the MV-75, which are assembled in Texas' 13th Congressional District. This legislation also provides the U.S. Special Operations Command with the ability to accelerate research, development, testing, and procurement at speed and scale to affect outcomes against adversaries through the Urgent Innovation Technologies and Capabilities Pilot Program. The authority for SOCOM, combined with the Defense Intelligence Enterprise and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's efforts will continue to be our strategic hedge against an increasingly contested and denied battle space by peer adversary capabilities and malign influence.”