Senator Moody joins Senate Committee on Armed Services
Press release from U.S. Senator Ashley Moody
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Ashley Moody released a statement following her selection to join the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services:
“It is an honor and a privilege to join the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services. Florida has a deep and respected military culture, and as a member of a military family, every issue that comes before the Armed Services Committee is a personal one to me. I promise to be a voice of reason for our service members, Florida’s many military installations, and act in the best interest of our nation at all times,” said Senator Ashley Moody.
“I am pleased to announce that Senator Moody will be joining the Senate Armed Services Committee. Florida has a significant contribution to our military, Senator Moody brings a wealth of experience to this body’s critical work, and her addition comes at a consequential moment for our national defense. I look forward to working alongside her as we address a pivotal year for military budgeting, modernization, and industrial base expansion,” said Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee.
Congress needs to have CLEAN votes on each item. NO MORE TRADING VOTES!
Make our SCUMMY congressmen work 365 days/year, and debate each item before voting up or down on it!
The TSA / DHS mess would not be happening at all if the bastards were forced to vote on them separately!
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Keep Stars and Stripes independent!
The core issue is Pentagon moves to tighten control over Stars and Stripes, the historic military newspaper that has operated with editorial independence since the Civil War.
What’s happened:
∙ In January 2026, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced the paper would be “refocused away from woke distractions that syphon morale,” and the DoD quietly withdrew a federal regulation that underpinned the paper’s Congressional mandate for independence.
∙ A March 9 memo — written without Stars and Stripes’ input — limits the use of wire services, bars comics and other syndicated features, and requires content to be consistent with “good order and discipline,” a phrase borrowed from the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
∙ The memo moves the defense secretary’s public affairs office into an oversight role and calls for an advisory board of Defense Department personnel. Previously, that office had only an administrative role.
Why critics are alarmed:
∙ Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin told NPR that the “good order and discipline” language raises concerns that military reporters could face court-martial if they completed a story “the Defense Department did not like.”