The U.S. House on Friday passed a sweeping annual defense spending bill filled with controversial amendments focused on hot-button social issues pushed by the GOP.
that Biden just sent to help Ukraine battle Russia. It was a controversial move since the devices, which can leave behind unexploded munitions endangering civilians, are banned by many other countries.
“I made it very clear that, obviously this is not final passage, but on final passage, my red line is money to fund and fuel a war that doesn't make sense,” Greene said following the passage of the bill, which she voted in favor of. “Money going to Ukraine doesn't belong in our national Department of Defense.”
“You are setting us back,” she said during a debate over an amendment from Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., that would prevent the Defense Department from requiring participation in race-based training for hiring, promotions or retention. When Crane used the pejorative phrase “colored people” for Black military personnel, Beatty asked for his words to be stricken from the record.
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