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The Senate voted 89-10 today to send the annual defense authorization bill to President Biden for his signature. The bill is now set to be signed into law for the 61st consecutive year. The bill includes $740 billion specifically for the Pentagon, which is $25 billion more than Biden ...
The Senate voted 83-11 to pass the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The topline of the 4,400-page bill supports $858 billion in national defense spending, which is $45 billion above the amount Biden initiall...
The Senate is still struggling to move forward with a defense authorization bill, dimming the chances that the body passes the bill before they go home for Thanksgiving. At issue Wednesday evening was whether senators would be able to offer any amendments they want to. But Senate Majority Leade...
The version of the bill that the Senate voted on Thursday night is an $886 billion defense bill that includes provisions tocounter China-- a top priority for Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer -- and extends aid for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. ...
The Senate passed the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, 88-11, authorizing $740 billion for Defense Department spending, and $28 billion for othe...
Sens. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would require the Veterans Affairs Department to set standards in all its healthcare facilities to meet the needs of female veterans. “As our nation’s military con
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military's "core strength" and "will" to take on China and increasing aid for Ukraine should be top priorities in the annual defense policy bill. He also condemned Congress for ending the Biden administration's military COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and said complaints about the m...
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