# NDAA Megathread

**URL:** <https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180>\
**Category:** Senate\
**Created:** [July 24, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180 "2025-07-24T19:02:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![fondastic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/fondastic/32/30_2.png) [@fondastic](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/fondastic)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/1 "2025-07-24T19:02:02Z")

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Anyone see any updates?

At a briefing on it right now

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**Author:** ![IndebtedIrishman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/indebtedirishman/32/7_2.png) [@IndebtedIrishman](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/IndebtedIrishman)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/2 "2025-07-24T19:03:24Z")

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I’m at the briefing too. There’s a really bad echo in here.

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**Author:** ![BlackJakeSherman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/blackjakesherman/32/32_2.png) [@BlackJakeSherman](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/BlackJakeSherman)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/3 "2025-07-24T19:04:26Z")

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I’m here

Audio is fucking awful

Kennedy audio people need to be deported

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**Author:** ![bringbackota](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/bringbackota/32/35_2.png) [@bringbackota](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/bringbackota)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/4 "2025-07-24T19:05:26Z")

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Is this hearing open to the public? Why didn’t I see a notice from SASC or any of the other committees?

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**Author:** ![fondastic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/fondastic/32/30_2.png) [@fondastic](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/fondastic)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/5 "2025-07-24T19:05:47Z")

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It’s the Republican Policy Committee. Are you on Trunkline?

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**Author:** ![paintmyway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@paintmyway](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/paintmyway)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/6 "2025-07-24T19:06:00Z")

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House R here. Can we come?

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**Author:** ![fondastic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/fondastic/32/30_2.png) [@fondastic](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/fondastic)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/7 "2025-07-24T19:06:53Z")

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Are they seriously opening this briefing with DEI lol

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**Author:** ![thespeaker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/thespeaker/32/10_2.png) [@thespeaker](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/thespeaker)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/9 "2025-07-24T19:07:16Z")

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I think they’ve said in the past that house R’s are welcome. But yall aren’t on the DL

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**Author:** ![thespeaker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/thespeaker/32/10_2.png) [@thespeaker](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/thespeaker)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/11 "2025-07-24T19:07:34Z")

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Don’t tell Tuberville!

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**Author:** ![MasterofEVERYtrade](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/masterofeverytrade/32/8_2.png) [@MasterofEVERYtrade](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/MasterofEVERYtrade)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/12 "2025-07-24T19:08:34Z")

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😂😂😂 would be amazing if he held up promotions again. Though I guess that won’t be an issue with Hegseth there

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**Author:** ![BlackJakeSherman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/blackjakesherman/32/32_2.png) [@BlackJakeSherman](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/BlackJakeSherman)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/13 "2025-07-24T19:08:43Z")

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Are they gonna give us a funding number or just go on about their “wins”

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**Author:** ![thespeaker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/thespeaker/32/10_2.png) [@thespeaker](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/thespeaker)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/14 "2025-07-24T19:09:41Z")

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Nah, just going to talk up ROTC funding. A fucking zit on the gargantuan bloat that is the NDAA

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**Author:** ![fondastic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/fondastic/32/30_2.png) [@fondastic](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/fondastic)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/15 "2025-07-24T19:09:52Z")

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[$924.7 billion](https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy2026_ndaa_executive_summary.pdf)

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**Author:** ![BlackJakeSherman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/blackjakesherman/32/32_2.png) [@BlackJakeSherman](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/BlackJakeSherman)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/16 "2025-07-24T19:10:52Z")

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Why can’t they just make it a trillion already

Inflation and shit

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**Author:** ![IndebtedIrishman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/indebtedirishman/32/7_2.png) [@IndebtedIrishman](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/IndebtedIrishman)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/17 "2025-07-24T19:11:00Z")

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They just need to get to the point and tell us how much we’re going to spend on wiping Iran off the map

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**Author:** ![thespeaker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/thespeaker/32/10_2.png) [@thespeaker](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/thespeaker)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/18 "2025-07-24T19:11:24Z")

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So much for our DOGE cuts 🙄

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**Author:** ![fondastic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/fondastic/32/30_2.png) [@fondastic](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/fondastic)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/19 "2025-07-24T19:12:26Z")

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This goes to show how much of a joke Congress is compared to Trump:

- NDAA says they will authorize funding for a report in the US-Philippine security relationship (not actually do anything; literally a report)
- Trump gets BBM to host US missiles after one meeting at the White House

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**Author:** ![Hamilton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hamilton](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/Hamilton)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/20 "2025-07-24T19:12:42Z")

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770 policy items. Wonder what garbage they’re gonna fit in here

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**Author:** ![BlackJakeSherman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/blackjakesherman/32/32_2.png) [@BlackJakeSherman](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/BlackJakeSherman)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/21 "2025-07-24T19:13:01Z")

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Almost no details

Just fucking “wins for your bosses”

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**Author:** ![IndebtedIrishman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/indebtedirishman/32/7_2.png) [@IndebtedIrishman](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/IndebtedIrishman)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/ndaa-megathread/180/22 "2025-07-24T19:15:35Z")

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Gonna be a rough weekend for my team…

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