Rep. Sarah Elfreth on Bipartisan NDAA Bill and 'Poison Pill' Amendments
Forbes Breaking NewsOctober 7, 20251 min7,621 views
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- 🤝 Rep. Sarah Elfreth praises the bipartisan collaboration and leadership on the 9-month NDAA process.
- ✅ Highlights include securing language for university-affiliated research centers, addressing extreme weather and sea level rise threats to military readiness, and allocating $10 million to track suicide, sexual assault, and harassment in the military.
Concerns Over Amendments
- ⚠️ Elfreth pleads with colleagues to maintain the bipartisan nature of the process.
- 🚫 She criticizes the addition of "poison pill amendments" that threaten to derail the good-faith negotiations.
- ⚖️ Specifically, she points to amendments that would strip collective bargaining rights from 400,000 civilian DoD employees, rights they have held for 60 years.
- 🚩 Elfreth states these amendments do not contribute to ensuring US troops are not used against US civilians.
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National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)Bipartisan CollaborationPoison Pill AmendmentsCollective Bargaining RightsCivilian EmployeesDepartment of Defense (DoD)Military ReadinessExtreme WeatherSea Level RiseMilitary SuicideSexual Assault in MilitaryHarassment in Military
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