President Joe Biden has threatened to veto the House's Department of Defense appropriations bill due to a number of provisions included in it.
The Office of Management and Budget announced on Monday that the administration “strongly opposes” the bill and that the president would veto it should it manage to reach his desk as is, though it has to pass through the Democratic-controlled Senate before that.Congress is facing the possibility of a government shutdown in the coming weeks unless the House and Senate are able to come up with a deal to avert such a crisis.
The Pentagon's policy on reproductive healthcare not covered by military insurance has received significant criticism from Republican lawmakers. After the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which spurred a number of conservative states to pass laws restricting abortion access, DOD initiated a policy that includes paying for the travel expenses accumulated should a service member or dependent need to travel out of state due to local laws.
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