WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) celebrated key local and national priorities passed in the National Defense Authorization Act, including pay raises for service members, bringing military boot production back to America, funding to secure our telecommunications infrastructure and support for the iFAB Tech Hub at the University of Illinois. The legislation now heads to the  more