Day suffered 27 gunshots while leading a Naval Special Warfare task unit on a 2007 mission to take down a high-ranking al-Qaida leader in Fallujah, Iraq.
Republican defense hawks insist that Speaker McCarthy's spending agreement won't cut military spending, but they're also brainstorming Pentagon savings.
Army linebacker Andre Carter II would be required to serve two years active duty before playing pro football under legislation already passed by lawmakers.