Finally! The House Stands up to Obama and Pushes Through a Much-Needed Military Pay Raise

It has taken Congress a VERY LONG time to get a backbone when it comes to Barack Obama.

Call it the “Trump Effect,” but lately Congress has been standing up to Obama and his “pen and phone” leadership.

And their timing couldn’t be better, as this bill they’re pushing through includes a 2.1% raise for the military.

Much higher than the 1.6% cap that Obama signed into law with one of his many executive orders.

There is only one part of the government where Obama is thrilled to be fiscally conservative.

The military.

Obama will take care of illegals, refugees and fund the welfare state, but not our men and women in uniform.

This past August Obama signed an executive order that capped military raises at 1.6 percent in 2017 to save money.

The Army had also recently announced a reduction in soldiers to cut costs amid tight defense budgets.

From Allen West:

In a congressional bill released on Tuesday, military personnel would see a 2.1 percent pay raise starting in January and a significant manpower boost within the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps as part of Congress’ annual defense spending bill, according to the Military Times. The bill includes a compromise which includes a massive overhaul of the military health care system, but it eliminates a controversial proposal to change troops’ housing allowance, leaving the military’s current stipend program largely unchanged.

And the way things look now, those in the armed forces ARE going to get that raise. As Stars and Stripes reported: The House on Friday passed an annual defense policy bill that includes the largest troop pay raise in six years and puts the brakes on an Army drawdown.

The vote means the $619 billion National Defense Authorization Act – along with the 2.1 percent raise and an order to keep 476,000 soldiers in the Army — cleared its first legislative hurdle after being unveiled this week. Now, it is headed for a Senate vote next week and then must be signed by President Barack Obama.

The pay raise will kick in Jan. 1 if the bill is signed into law, despite an executive order by Obama in August to set raises at 1.6 percent in 2017 to save money. The Army had also recently announced a reduction in soldiers to cut costs amid tight defense budgets.

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