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HAC-D Advances FY ‘25 Spending Bill, As Dems Push Back On ‘Harmful Policy Riders’

HAC-D Advances FY ‘25 Spending Bill, As Dems Push Back On ‘Harmful Policy Riders’
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 Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D) on Wednesday advanced its $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 spending bill, while the panel’s top Democrat said the inclusion of GOP-proposed “harmful policy riders” would hinder the legislation from picking up bipartisan support moving forward. “It is very clear that all the divisive riders must come out, or this bill will not gain the bipartisan support necessary to become law – just like last year,” Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), according to a copy of…

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