
The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D) on Thursday advanced its $826.5 billion fiscal year 2024 spending bill, while the panel’s top Democrat said it likely won’t become law with the current GOP-proposed policies in the legislation. The bill, released on Wednesday and then marked up in a closed session, did not contain full spending details or where program cuts were made, while the GOP-led subcommittee did cite provisions to block climate change and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion-related programs as well…