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House GOP Predicts Strong Support For NDAA, Progressives Look To Undo Defense Topline Increase

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, September 20th, 2021

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House GOP Predicts Strong Support For NDAA, Progressives Look To Undo Defense Topline Increase

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

Several top House Republicans on Monday predicted the chamber’s version of the next National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will receive strong GOP support during floor consideration this week, while progressive lawmakers are looking to roll back the bill’s nearly $25 billion topline increase. “So long as this bill remains largely in its current form and the funding levels remain where they are, I think you’ll see overwhelming support from Republicans,” Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), the House Rules Committee ranking member,…

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