{"id":1973375,"date":"2023-07-14T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T21:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-military-spending-bill-with-conservative-amendments\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T17:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T21:10:19","slug":"house-passes-military-spending-bill-with-conservative-amendments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-military-spending-bill-with-conservative-amendments\/","title":{"rendered":"House approves military spending bill with conservative amendments."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-passes-military-spending-bill-with-conservative-amendments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973375&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The GOP-led House Passes Annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with Key Conservative Provisions<\/h2>\n<p>The GOP-led House passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Thursday with key conservative provisions that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-clinics-push-supreme-court-to-fast-track-challenge-to-texas-law\/\" title=\"Abortion Clinics Push Supreme Court To Fast-Track Challenge to Texas Law\">face long odds<\/a> in the Democrat-controlled Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The bill passed mostly along partisan lines in a 219-210 vote, which included amendments that prohibited funding Pentagon funding for travel for women seeking abortions and paying for transgender procedures on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">military service members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cUnder this bill our men and women in uniform, who make sacrifices for our nation every day, will receive the biggest pay raise in decades, radical programs that are forced on our troops at the expense of readiness are eliminated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-something-out-of-black-mirror-how-an-australian-town-became-a-smart-city-overnight\/\" title=\"\u2018Like Something Out Of Black Mirror\u2019: How An Australian Town Became A \u2018Smart-City\u2019 Overnight\">cutting-edge technology<\/a> that is essential for the future of this country and will help deter Communist China will receive more investment, and taxpayers will save $40 billion as this bill roots out wasteful spending,\u201d House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/house-republicans-vote-to-defend-our-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The NDAA will provide around $886 billion for military spending, which is more than the NDAA provided last year and than the Biden administration\u2019s recommendation, <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/government\/congress\/congress-preps-defense-spending-increase-26-billion-debt-climbs-33-trillion?utm_source=daily&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Just the News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Speaker McCarthy was elected earlier this year he promised a more open process. He kept that promise today and it resulted in the most conservative NDAA I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJimBanks\/status\/1679881214734336001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN).<\/p>\n<h3>Democrats Criticize the Bill for Politicizing Military Defense Spending<\/h3>\n<p>Democrats widely criticized the bill, claiming that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-military-spending-bill-with-conservative-amendments\/\" title=\"House approves military spending bill with conservative amendments.\">politicized military defense spending<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is woefully irresponsible that extreme MAGA Republicans have hijacked a bipartisan bill that is essential to our national security and taken it over and weaponized it in order to jam their extreme right wing ideology down the throats of the American people,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/2023-07-14\/house-approves-hijacked-ndaa-as-democrats-denounce-conservative-social-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI just voted against the defense bill because it was hijacked with rightwing garbage about drag shows, book bans, and attacks on women\u2019s freedom. Under Kevin McCarthy the inmates are running the asylum,\u201d Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillPascrell\/status\/1679878080008011779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, several amendments that sought to limit spending for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-moves-to-block-funding-for-abortion-travel-as-lawmakers-prepare-to-vote-on-military-spending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> were defeated. One, from Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), would have revoked $300 million in spending for Ukraine\u2019s defensive effort against Russian forces, while another, from Gaetz, would have removed all security assistance for Ukraine. Greene\u2019s amendment failed 89-341 while Gaetz\u2019s failed 70-358.<\/p>\n<p>The bill will likely face headwinds in the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats who will likely be opposed to the amendments blocking funding for abortion travel, transgender surgeries, and some DEI initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Senators are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOgnanovich\/status\/1679495576088465409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set to consider<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxpcohen\/status\/1678828168101130268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their own<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/fy24_ndaa_bill_text.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NDAA<\/a> next week. Ultimately, the House and Senate will have to resolve any differences between their bills before an NDAA is sent to President Joe Biden for a signature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican-led House approved the yearly National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Thursday. It includes conservative measures that are unlikely to pass in the Democrat-controlled Senate. The bill passed with a 219-210 vote, mostly along party lines. 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