President Joe Biden signed a nearly $858 billion defense spending bill into law despite his opposition to a Republican-backed provision in the legislation that repeals the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for U.S. troops.
American military officer and 28th US Secretary of Defense
Biden had agreed with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's determination that lifting the mandate was not in the best interest of troops or the military, according to White House officials. But ultimately, Biden decided to accept Republican demands to lift the vaccine requirement to win passage of the legislation.
The Senate passed the defense policy bill by a vote of 83-11. The measure also received broad bipartisan support in the House. “Every single year, the NDAA has things in it that we support, and it has things in it that we don’t support,” Kirby added.
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