Marilyn Strickland: “To that end, we must focus on building an equitable labor force to support this important work.”

Thank you and your Department for all the work that you have been doing to successfully deploy infrastructure funding.

One of the issues I've heard is that one of the major drivers of food insecurity is lack of access.

Excluding BAH makes a member appear artificially impoverished and diminishes the value of a member's hard-earned military compensation and the value of the member's military service.

Previous NDAA bills have authorized service secretaries to grant waivers to families applying for the Basic Needs Allowance who otherwise would not be eligible based on the inclusion of the BAH.