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HAC Advances $833B Defense Bill As Calvert Defends Sub Decision, Dems Criticize ‘Poison Pills’

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HAC Advances $833B Defense Bill As Calvert Defends Sub Decision, Dems Criticize ‘Poison Pills’
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) speaks at the OM&S Warehouse ribbon-cutting ceremony at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division on Nov. 8. 2019. Photo by Sgt. Becky Cleveland, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division

The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted 34-25 along party lines to advance its $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill, which followed debate on the lack of Ukraine aid in the legislation and Democrats’ objection to the inclusion of GOP-proposed “partisan social policy riders.” Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), the House’s top defense appropriator, opened HAC’s markup addressing the limitations imposed by the one percent spending cap from last year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act and defending the decision not to…

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