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House Passes First Spending Bill Despite White House Opposition

Nearly all Democrats voted against a measure to fund military construction and veteran affairs, a spending bill that is typically passed on a bipartisan basis.
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House Passes First Spending Bill Despite White House Opposition
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs building in Washington, on July 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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The House on June 5 passed its first appropriations bill for the 2025 fiscal year.

The final vote tally on the 92-page bill to fund military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies was 209–197.
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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