
The House on Friday passed the $824.3 billion fiscal year 2024 defense appropriations legislation, part of a six-bill spending package, sending the measure to the Senate with just hours left before a partial government shutdown deadline. The lower chamber voted 286-134 in favor of the $1.2 trillion spending package, with almost twice as many Democrats than Republicans supporting the measure. “As the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, I am pleased that Republican leadership has finally decided…