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December 9, 2022

House Votes Overwhelmingly to Approve $858 Billion Military Spending Bill
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The House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favor of an
$858 billion military spending bill. Just 45 Democrats and 35
Republicans voted against the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
Among them was outgoing New York Democratic Congressmember Mondaire
Jones, who wrote after the vote, "While working families are being
crushed by inflation, we shouldn't be spending $45 billion MORE than the
president requested in the NDAA. Certainly not on top of an already
bloated $800+ billion dollar Pentagon budget full of lobbyist
giveaways." Meanwhile, President Biden warned Thursday the U.S. will
face "disastrous consequences" if lawmakers fail to pass a sweeping
spending package by a December 16 deadline in order to avoid a
government shutdown.


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