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House Passes $740 Billion FY ‘21 NDAA As White House Threatens Veto

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 21st, 2020

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House Passes $740 Billion FY ‘21 NDAA As White House Threatens Veto

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The House on Tuesday passed its $740 billion fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, which arrives as the White House has officially threatened to veto the final legislation. Lawmakers held two days of debate on the FY ‘21 National Defense Authorization Act, considering over 400 amendments, including striking provisions that called for cutting the Pentagon’s budget by 10 percent and removing a requirement for the department to submit an annual unfunded priorities list. The bill passed by a veto-proof majority…

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