The ADDAPT BOARD says, "Rep. Nick LaLota, a Navy veteran, former member of the House Armed Services Committee, and current member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, is a steadfast advocate for a robust, well-resourced military essential to protecting America’s national security. In Congress, he has consistently supported defense appropriations and supplemental bills that enhance defense spending, while opposing efforts from both ends of the political spectrum to reduce it."