Congresswoman Sara Jacobs to Vote Against FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act

Statement

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs will vote against the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) later this evening after the Jacobs-Lee amendment -- which sought to remove the Republicans' $23.9 billion increase to the defense authorization and restore the topline budget to the amount requested by President Biden and the Pentagon -- went down in a floor vote. The Jacobs-Lee amendment received a majority of votes of House Democrats, by a vote of 142-77.

Congresswoman Jacobs issued the following statement:

"After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, it's unconscionable that so many of my colleagues have concluded that what we need is more -- more money, more weapons, and more war. It's time to recognize that there are simply not military solutions to every problem.

"As the representative of San Diego, a proud and vibrant military community, I take seriously the responsibility to serve those who serve our country. But our servicemembers and military families don't need a larger budget -- they need their families to be taken care of and a government that goes through every diplomatic channel before making the decision to send them to war.

"I fought for a number of important provisions and amendments included in this bill -- and I'm grateful for the historic provisions included to finally address military sexual assault -- but my constituents sent me here to support a balanced and responsible defense budget and I cannot vote for this bill in its final state."

A member of the Armed Services Committee, Congresswoman Jacobs also voted against the FY 2022 NDAA in committee due to the $23.9 billion added to the bill through the Rogers amendment.

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