HOUSE PASSES FY2025 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL ON LARGELY PARTISAN LINES

The House passed the FY2025 Defense Appropriations bill today on largely partisan lines, primarily because of social policy provisions that were included. The bill cuts almost $1 billion from the $29.6 billion requested by the Biden Administration for the U.S. Space Force as the House continues to prioritize reductions in federal spending.

The bill, H.R. 8774, passed by a vote of 217-198. Only five Democrats voted in favor of the bill and one Republican voted against. The heavily partisan split may spell trouble when it reaches the Senate.

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