The House approved multiple appropriations bills to fund the State Department and foreign operations, the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.
passed multiple appropriations bills Thursday night to fund the State Department, the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security through fiscal year 2024 as lawmakers work to avert a government shutdown.
Provisions in the annual spending bill to provide $300 million to Ukraine as its war against Russia continues faced opposition from. Greene called the bill a "blank check" for President Biden to "fund his proxy war in Ukraine," according to the New York Post. The House of Representatives passed multiple appropriations bills Thursday night to fund the State Department, the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security through fiscal year 2024.The Pentagon bill without the aid for Ukraine aid passed the House 218 to 210, with Republican Reps. Tim Burchett of Tennessee and Ken Buck of Colorado voting against the legislation while Democrat Reps.
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