Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). He released the following statement:
“The annual NDAA has long been a nonpartisan piece of legislation to ensure our national security. Partisan efforts to introduce policy riders to the bill that withhold make-or-break funds from our ally Ukraine, or undermine access to lifesaving health care for military families are unacceptable.
“The NDAA should focus on protecting American troops and ensuring we have the resources to support our allies – not serve as a vehicle for the ideological issues of the day.
“I have supported countless NDAA bills in the past and will continue to judge each defense bill on its merits.
“And I will always do everything I can to support our servicemembers, our military readiness and might, and our national security. Inserting divisive policy riders into our defense authorization undermines that – and for that reason, I voted no.”