Washington, July 22 -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer issued the following press release:
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statementafter the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027:"Hardworking civilian federal employees at the Defense Department are no less deserving of an annual raise than their compatriots in uniform. Oftentimes, civilian and military personnel work side by side doing similar work at the Pentagon and on bases across the world, yet this National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives military personnel as much as a 7% raise while leaving civilian employees behind. That disparity is wrong, and it's why I did not support this bill, which balloons the defense bud...