A divided House voted Friday morning to pass an annual national defense bill after Republicans amended it to prohibit the Pentagon from spending taxpayers’ money to pay for abortion-related travel and other expenses.
The $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024 passed by a bipartisan vote of 219-210, with four Republicans voting no and four Democrats voting yes. Three Republicans and two Democrats didn’t vote.
The national defense bill now goes to the Senate, where Democrats are upset with the success of Republicans’ abortion prohibition on the Defense Department. House passes NDAA — 4 Dems support it and 4 Rs oppose it pic.twitter.com/LO3556bWSh The House met Thursday to begin voting on 80 amendments advanced this week by the House Rules Committee, including an amendment from Texas Republicans Chip Roy and Ronny Jackson that would prohibit Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “from paying for or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion […]
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