12 Democrats vote against defense bill in rare committee split
Twelve Democrats voted against the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) nearly $1.15 trillion version of the annual Defense policy bill late Thursday, a rare break in the typically bipartisan panel. Ranking member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), called the committee’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a “good solid bill” that supports troop pay raises, allies and…
Twelve Democrats voted against the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) nearly $1.15 trillion version of the annual Defense policy bill late Thursday, a rare break in the typically bipartisan panel. Ranking member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), called the committee’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a “good solid bill” that supports troop pay raises, allies and…
Twelve Democrats voted against the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) nearly $1.15 trillion version of the annual Defense policy bill late Thursday, a rare break in the typically bipartisan panel. Ranking member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), called the committee’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a “good solid bill” that supports troop pay raises, allies and…
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