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December 12, 2024

House Votes 281-140 in Favor of $895 Billion Military Spending Bill
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $895 billion Pentagon
bill which includes a ban on gender-affirming care for children of
military personnel. Vermont Democrat Becca Balint, one of the 140 House
members - mostly Democrats - to vote against the National Defense
Authorization Act, said, "We cannot continue to bankroll a nearly $1
trillion military budget, while we underfund schools, housing, and more.
It's long past time we put the urgent needs of working families before
giving a blank check to the military industrial complex."


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