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CARTER SUPPORTS DEFENSE SPENDING BILL

09/27/06

Washington, DC, Sep 27, 2006 - U.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31) voted in favor of the conference report on H.R. 5631, the Department of Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2007. This bill provides critical funding for defense priorities, including troop protection, operation and maintenance, research and development, and emergency wartime appropriations.

“I am honored to represent the largest military installation in the world, Fort Hood, and thousands of our brave soldiers and their families. Ensuring that our troops receive the resources they need to defend our nation and win the war on terror remains a top priority of mine,” Congressman Carter said. “This spending bill will help protect our service men and women by providing funding for important troop protection needs like new improvised explosive device countermeasures. This legislation also provides our committed and brave service men and women with a well-deserved pay raise.”

The conference report to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act includes the following:

  • $70 billion in supplemental war funding;
  • Full funding for the 2.2 percent military pay raise;
  • $1.9 billion for new improvised explosive device countermeasures to protect our troops on the ground;
  • Almost $23 billion to ensure Army and Marine Corps troops are fully equipped with updated and refurbished equipment;
  • $9.4 billion for ballistic missile defense;
  • $937 million to fight narcoterrorism and fund the Department of Defense’s counter-drug activities; and
  • $1.5 billion for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program.

The Senate is expected to vote on the conference report this week.

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