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House lawmakers want biggest pay boost for troops in two decades |
House Armed Services Committee lawmakers are backing a plan to bump service members' paychecks by 5.2 percent next year, the largest raise in decades. |
Military personnel would see the raise — the largest such boost in 22 years — beginning in January, according to budget plans on the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), unveiled by Republican members of the committee on Monday. Junior members could see an additional pay bump under the plan, which also seeks to create a yet-unspecified monthly bonus for troops rank E-6 and lower to help them counter inflation on every day necessities including food and housing. In addition, the draft bill looks to give junior enlisted service members higher housing stipends in areas where rent prices have risen and improve how the military calculates the Basic Needs Allowance, a stipend created in 2021 and meant for military families near the poverty line to stretch their take-home dollar. Combined, the measures would mean junior enlisted troops would see at least a $1,500 bump in their annual pay, while senior enlisted and junior officers would get closer to $3,000. The military has had pay raises that matched private sector increases every year for the past seven years, but smaller raises from 2014 to 2017 combined with recent inflation means service members are still behind their civilian counterparts. A 5.2 percent raise would keep military pay squared with the raise in civilian wages, according to federal estimates. The pay raise wanted by House GOP lawmakers appears to have bipartisan support as it mirrors President Biden's recommendation for a 5.2 percent pay hike, included in the Pentagon's budget proposal released earlier this year. Lawmakers this week will begin the process for crafting and reconciling the House and Senate versions of the NDAA before sending the final bill to Biden's desk later this year. Read the full report at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & National Security newsletter, I'm Ellen Mitchell — your guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. |
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The Biden administration has expressed "concerns" to the Cuban government for hosting a Chinese spy operation on the island since at least 2019, national security council spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday.
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The Dnieper River dam collapse this week caused a major humanitarian crisis in southern Ukraine, but who, if anyone, was behind the breach is still shrouded in mystery. Both Ukrainian and Russian officials are pointing the finger at each other, accusing the opposing side in the war of carrying out an attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam to further their aims on the battlefield. The dam, which contained a reservoir as large as the … |
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The Biden administration on Friday announced another security aid package for Ukraine valued at $2.1 billion, providing more air defense systems and munitions for Kyiv to defend against Russian missile attacks. The package includes HAWK air defense systems and missiles along with additional munitions for the prized Patriot missile defense systems. Ukraine will also get Puma surveillance and reconnaissance drones, along with … |
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Upcoming things we're watching on our beat: |
- The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Gen. Eric Smith to be commandant of the Marine Corps on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. ET.
- The House Armed Services subcommittees will begin their individual markups of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act beginning with the strategic forces subpanel tomorrow at 10 a.m.
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will brief journalists on Tuesday at 12 p.m.
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Former President Trump claimed without evidence that the Biden administration was bringing a federal indictment against him because President Biden's poll numbers have been dipping. |
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Events in and around the defense world: |
- Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger will speak at a Heritage Foundation discussion on "Leading and implementing change in a time of turbulence" at 10 a.m. ET.
- The U.S. Institute of Peace will hold an event on "U.S.-China Crisis Communications in Dire Straits" at 10 a.m.
- The Center for Strategic and International Studies will release a new report: "Ahead of the NATO Summit: Burden Sharing to Responsibility Sharing" at 1 p.m.
- Veterans Affairs officials will testify on efforts to better coordinate health care provided to veterans at a House Veterans' Affairs subcommittee hearing at 1 p.m.
- The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies will hold a virtual discussion on "New START, Nuclear Weapons, and the New Landscape: Arms Control and Deterrence Post-Ukraine" at 2 p.m.
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News we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Ukraine claims first gains, if slight, in counteroffensive (The New York Times)
- DeSantis, Pence campaign on reversing Fort Liberty designation (Military.com)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley says former President Trump could die in prison if convicted on just one count after being indicted by the Justice … Read more |
| Editor’s note: This report has been updated to clarify that the indictment accuses former President Trump of showing a classified document about … Read more |
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