House Passes Controversial Defense Policy Bill

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The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act this morning by a vote of 219 to 210. All but four Republicans voted for it but all and all but four Democrats voted against it. Its passage comes after Republicans added a series of amendments to the package last night including relating to a transgender rights and diversity programs. House democratic leaders have criticized Republicans for pushing the defense bill to the right senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote on its own version of the bill this week. Then both chambers must reconcile their versions of their bills.