The House’s defense policy bill is expected to clash at several points with similar legislation that goes before the full Senate next week. The House passed an annual defense policy bill Wednesday night. “We can all wait to support a defense bill until some far off condition were met. The White House has already threatened to veto the bill, which passed 277 to 147, just 13 votes shy of a veto-proof majority. (AP Photo/Octav Ganea, Mediafax)The House passed a defense policy bill laden with several controversial policy changes Wednesday evening, serving up a $610 billion measure that dips into wartime funds, shrinks the National Security Council, and stymies presidential directives on climate change and protections for LGBT federal contractors.

Source: Washington Post May 18, 2016 20:56 UTC