
The House Appropriations Committee voted 33 to 23 on Tuesday to approve its $706 billion fiscal year 2022 defense spending bill, following a markup where the panel's Republicans took aim once again at the topline for falling below previous calls to meet 3 to 5 percent annual budget growth Top GOP leaders on the committee voiced their opposition to the measure, with several lawmakers calling the topline “effectively a cut” from current spending levels when factoring for inflation. “Republicans are…