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House Passes FY 2018 Defense Authorization Conference Report

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

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House Passes FY 2018 Defense Authorization Conference Report

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After a brief floor debate, the House late Nov. 14 passed the $700 billion fiscal year 2018 defense authorization conference report by a 356-70 vote.Among Republicans, 229 voted for the legislation and seven voted against it. Among Democrats, 127 voted for the measure and 63 voted against it. Proponents hailed the conference report (H.R. 2810) for, among other things, adding billions of dollars to the Trump administration’s request to replace aging aircraft and ships and boost missile defense.“We have planes…

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