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Senate Passes $768.2 Billion FY ‘22 NDAA With Bipartisan Vote

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021

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Senate Passes $768.2 Billion FY ‘22 NDAA With Bipartisan Vote

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee

The Senate on Wednesday voted 88-11 to pass the $768.2 billion compromise version of the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), sending the bill that endorses a $25 billion topline boost to the president’s desk for final signature. Wednesday’s vote arrived after weeks of disagreements over amendments stalled out progress on the Senate’s own version of the bill just before Thanksgiving, with the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) then coming together in an…

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