
The House on Wednesday evening voted against progressive lawmakers’ proposals to cut the topline of the next defense policy bill by as much as $100 billion, and blocked a provision led by the Armed Services Committee chair that would have allowed the Navy to retire nine Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). The amendments to the House’s nearly $840 billion version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act were considered during floor debate, with the lower chamber set to vote…