Tuberville urges the Senate to Pass NDAA

July 31, 2024, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) delivered a floor speech urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) to bring the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was recently passed out of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) to the floor for a vote.

Sen. Tuberville fought for key amendments to ensure the U.S. military remains the most lethal fighting force in the world. Tuberville highlighted the continued need to support Israel and the woke agenda that has infiltrated the U.S. military under the Biden-Harris administration.

"On October 23, 1983, terrorists killed 241 Americans, including 220 Marines, in Beirut, Lebanon. [Yesterday], Israeli Defense Forces reportedly killed a top [Hezbollah] leader responsible for those American lives lost," Sen. Tuberville stated. "The events of last night highlight why the Senate needs to now move on the NDAA to strengthen our military and our allies abroad. Instead, Sen. Schumer has done nothing this week but bring low-level nominations to the floor while the bipartisan NDAA gathers dust on his desk. It's par for the course for Sen. Schumer."

"After the events of last night, it is imperative now more than ever that we move this bill," continued Tuberville. "Sen. Schumer, let's be serious here. If you really care about our military, you will bring the NDAA up for a vote immediately. Stop wasting our time on messaging bills that are a ploy to bail out vulnerable Democrat colleagues in an election [year]."

"We need a military that is 100% focused on protecting our country and enhancing our national security-not implementing the Biden-Harris woke agenda," stated Tuberville. "Which is why I've taken steps to return our military to greatness in this years' NDAA. Among these victories, I count my amendments which will help refocus the Pentagon on its stated mission to 'deter war and ensure our nation's security.'"

"On day one, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the military would begin conducting training to 'have knowledge of systemic and institutional racism and bias against underserved communities,'" explained Tuberville. "This hateful ideology has no place in the United States, let alone our military. The military is not a social experiment; it should be a lethal fighting force feared by our enemies and comprised of our best and brightest. The military should be built on merit, not diversity. It is dangerous and insulting to waste our troops' valuable time on political indoctrination such as this."

"In 2023, [the] Pentagon announced that it fell well short of its recruitment goals in what it referred to as 'the toughest recruitment year for the military services since the inception of the all-volunteer [force],'" said Tuberville. "I would ask why would young men and women volunteer to serve in a country and in our military if it's become a place of far-left indoctrination? Why would young men and women join a military that teaches them to hate our country? Why would any patriotic citizen join an organization that is more committed to social justice than defeating our enemies? I must say, I share their concerns. The military under today's regime is not the same military that my dad served in over 60 years ago. It's the sad truth. This recruiting failure has resulted in a national security emergency."

Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate where he serves on the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans' Affairs, and HELP Committees.