Military Sexual Assault Prosecution Reform Likely To Pass Congress

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🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The reform deal is one of many parts of this year's annual defense spending bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, which also includes raises for service members and a boost to federal firefighter benefits. A deal to fund the rest of the government remains elusive. Congress is expected to pass a stop-gap measure this week in order to provide time for negotiations to continue.

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0:00.0	This is Andy in Nagasaki. I'm on a bicycle quest to visit 88 statues that were placed here by
0:06.3	the feudal lord 170 years ago. I've just came up 1,000 steps to visit number 70. I left my bicycle
0:15.5	at the bottom, but I will continue with the other 18 after this. This show was recorded at.
0:22.0	106 pm on Tuesday, December 13th. Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:26.5	All right, here's the show. I hope by the time we hear this you've completed your quest, Andy.
0:35.6	Right. What a journey. Amazing. Hey there, it's the MPR Politics podcast. I'm Susan Davis,
0:41.0	I cover politics. I'm Claudigh Lee-Satis, I cover Congress. And I'm human abustione
0:45.1	cover politics. And Congress is on track to approve the annual defense bill before the session ends.
0:51.0	This legislation sets the priorities for the defense department and this year's bill authorizes
0:56.4	$858 billion in spending. A new record. Claudia, this is a rare piece of legislation on Capitol Hill
1:05.2	because year over year it tends to bring together big bipartisan support behind it.
1:11.2	Right. The defense bill is also known as the National Defense Authorization Act or the NDAA has
1:16.2	drawn support from Congress for more than 60 years. And we saw that playing out in terms of that
1:22.0	support last week in the house where it passed overwhelmingly last week. And it essentially
1:27.6	authorizes a whole swath of new programs for the Pentagon. And this year's bill is about a $75
1:34.2	billion increase over last year. Directs A to Ukraine. A better position to military against
1:39.5	China and Russia. It buys new aircrafts, ships and weapons. And it includes pay raises of 4.6
1:46.3	percent. But we should note none of these increases will be paid for if a separate funding measure
1:52.0	doesn't pass in time. And that could jeopardize some critical improvements when it comes to service
1:57.4	member personnel issues like housing and childcare. And those are areas that he men are has dug into.
2:03.2	Yes. Some of that can include money to improve childcare centers, housing facilities, the pavement,
2:11.1	the physical infrastructure on bases that impact how military and service members and their families
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