Costa Statement on Voting Against the FY24 Defense Budget Bill

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after voting against the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, also known as the defense budget bill. 

“Our national security should never be politicized for culture wars and partisan games. This defense budget, which is no longer the bipartisan bill passed out of committee, fails to meet the needs of our servicemembers, weakens our defense capabilities, and attacks reproductive freedom. For those reasons, I cannot support this budget. I will now work with my Senate colleagues to get a reasonable, bipartisan bill done that will protect us here at home and abroad.” said Costa.