Maintain the strongest military force in the world and ensure service members have needed equipment, responsible mission planning, and promised care when they return home.

America has, and must continue to maintain, the strongest military force in the world. Our fighting men and women deserve the equipment they need to accomplish their missions, responsible planning necessary to ensure their success, and the care they were promised when they return home.

Booker committed to maintaining a strong military and supporting service members with equipment, planning, and promised care.

Keeping America Secure | Cory Booker for US Senate
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Senate Vote 301 was on S. 1356, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. The motion was agreed to 91-3; Booker (D-NJ) voted Yea. The measure authorized FY2016 appropriations for military activities, military construction, defense activities of the Department of Energy, and military personnel strengths.

Booker voted for the FY2016 NDAA during the Senate term won in 2014, supporting authorization for military activities, personnel levels, military construction, and defense programs.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 301, 114th Congress, 1st Session
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Congress.gov identifies S.1356 as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, enacted as Public Law 114-92 on November 25, 2015.

The defense authorization Booker supported became law, providing concrete delivery on the military-force and equipment-readiness portion of the promise, though it does not by itself prove the broad promise was fully satisfied.

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S.1356 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 | Congress.gov
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Senate Vote 302 was on H.R. 2029, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. The bill passed 93-0; Booker (D-NJ) voted Yea.

Booker voted for FY2016 military construction and VA appropriations, directly supporting facilities, veterans benefits, and veterans health care funding during the relevant term.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 302, 114th Congress, 1st Session
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Congress.gov states H.R.2029 became Public Law 114-113 on December 18, 2015. Its Department of Defense division provided FY2016 appropriations for DOD military activities, including Overseas Contingency Operations, and increased total DOD funding compared with FY2015. Its Military Construction and Veterans Affairs division provided VA appropriations for veterans benefit and health care programs and increased overall Military Construction and Veterans Affairs funding above FY2015 levels.

The appropriations package enacted defense, military construction, and VA health and benefit funding, supporting several components of the promise but not conclusively fulfilling the entire broad commitment.

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H.R.2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 | Congress.gov
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Senate Vote 106 was on the VA MISSION Act of 2018. The motion was agreed to 92-5; Booker (D-NJ) voted Yea.

In the same Senate term, Booker voted for a major veterans-care bill aimed at improving access to VA and community care, matching the promise to provide care after service members return home.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 106, 115th Congress, 2nd Session
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Congress.gov states S.2372 became Public Law 115-182 on June 6, 2018. The Act established the Veterans Community Care Program to provide hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through non-VA providers, and required VA coordination to ensure timely scheduling, continuity of care, and avoidance of lapses or excessive burdens due to VA or contractor errors or delays.

The VA MISSION Act delivered a concrete expansion and coordination requirement for veterans' care, substantially addressing the promised-care portion of the claim, though broader VA care performance remained an ongoing issue.

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S.2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 | Congress.gov
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