WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to increase pay for service members to match the increased rate of inflation. The NDAA currently raises troop pay by 4.6%, and an amendment from Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) added an additional 2.4% inflation bonus for certain low-income service members. However, that increase still fails to meet the 8.6% increase  more PR