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Dems Push Back On ‘Harmful Policy Riders’ In House GOP’s FY ‘24 Draft Defense Spending Bill

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Dems Push Back On ‘Harmful Policy Riders’ In House GOP’s FY ‘24 Draft Defense Spending Bill
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and Ret. Adm. John Aquilino, then commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, meet with Robert Houck, Aegis ashore site program manager at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, for a site tour on April 5, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)

The House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) draft defense spending bill for fiscal year 2024, released on Wednesday, has received sharp pushback from top Democratic appropriators who cited its “harmful policy riders” and cuts to munitions and climate change programs. HAC will meet behind closed doors on Thursday to mark up the $826.5 billion measure, with the topline number aligning with the agreement laid out in the debt ceiling bill passed earlier in June. “The bill prioritizes funding to counter China, optimize…

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