We must provide for a strong national defense. It is not optional.
Support a strong national defense.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Roll Call 278 was final passage of H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; it passed 216-212, and Brecheen voted Nay.
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Roll Call 212 was final passage of H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026; it passed 221-209, and Brecheen voted Yea.
Assessments
The promise is broad and ongoing rather than a discrete deliverable. Brecheen has concrete pro-defense evidence from voting for the FY2026 Department of Defense appropriations bill, but the record is mixed because he voted against final passage of the FY2027 NDAA, a major defense authorization bill. This supports partial credit for materially supporting national defense funding, but not full delivery of a broad 'strong national defense' pledge.