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July 15, 2022

House Passes Record $839 Billion Military Budget in Bipartisan Vote
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The House of Representatives has approved $839 billion in new military
spending for the coming fiscal year. The National Defense Authorization
Act passed on a vote of 329 to 101, with the support of 180 Democrats.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted down an amendment put forward by
progressives that would have shaved $100 billion from the Pentagon
budget. They also defeated an amendment to reverse an additional $37
billion piled onto President Biden's record budget request.

Meanwhile, all 208 House Republicans voted against an amendment to the
NDAA calling on the Pentagon and federal law enforcement agencies to
combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi activity among government
employees.


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