On Thursday’s episode of “Comment from the Capitol,” U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) and Steve Womack (R-Ark.) discussed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which passed the House on Wednesday and codifies 15 of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, pending final passage.

Rogers said the bill authorizes more than half of the federal government's discretionary spending and gives the Pentagon direction on how to spend it, namely by expediting acquisitions and adapting to new technologies like drones and artificial intelligence.

“To do anything in this place, as you know, it takes authority and money, and that's the authorization bill and the appropriations bill," Rogers said. "What we have done is we've now given the authority to the Pentagon, which is the lar

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