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  • House passes annual defense bill with key Tsongas provisions

    12/04/14
    WASHINGTON, DC – December 4, 2014 – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes funding and sets policy for the Department of Defense. The bill will now move to the Senate. The FY15 NDAA contains over a dozen provisions authored by Massachusetts Third District Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, including significant provisions to support the critical missions at Massachusetts' military installations and initiatives to provide life-saving resources to soldiers; combat sexual assault in the military; address the alarming rate of suicides by servicemembers and their family members; improve the Department of Defense's ability to effectively address cyber threats, and more.
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  • Defense bill combats military sexual assault with new Tsongas, Turner provisions

    12/04/14
    Today, the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes funding and sets policy for the Department of Defense.
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  • Tsongas & Turner statement on DOD military sexual assault report to the President

    12/04/14
    WASHINGTON, DC – December 4, 2014 – Today, the Department of Defense will issue a report to the President on sexual assaults in the military and outlining several initiatives to combat the crimes. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), co-chairs of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, released the following joint statement.
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