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Budget

House Starts Debating DoD Budget Bill, Rejects Weapons Changes

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

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The House began debating the embattled defense appropriations bill on Tuesday, when members pushed back on proposals to strike funding for missile interceptors and Ohio-class submarines. The House Rules Committee approved a structured rule on Monday night for the fiscal year 2014 spending bill, allowing the full House to vote on just 100 of the 180 amendments lawmakers filed last week. Those include provisions on an array of additional weapons efforts--not yet addressed at press time--including purchasing Humvees and building…

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