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House Passes FY ‘24 Defense Spending And Ukraine Aid Bills, CR Vote Fails

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, September 29th, 2023

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House Passes FY ‘24 Defense Spending And Ukraine Aid Bills, CR Vote Fails

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an indoor ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., May 18, 2018. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Robert Knapp/Released)

The House on Thursday evening passed its $826.5 billion defense spending legislation and a separate bill with $300 million in Ukraine aid, while failing on Friday to approve its stopgap funding measure to help avoid a government shutdown. Nearly two dozen House Republicans joined all Democrats in voting 198 to 232 against the proposed continuing resolution (CR) on Friday, as the likelihood of a shutdown increases with the end of the fiscal year just days away. House Republican leaders last…

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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