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House GOP vote on abortion travel amendment roils Democrats, threatens passage of annual defense policy bill
HOUSE NDAA TARGETS DOD ABORTION POLICY: While Republicans and Democrats accuse each other of politicizing the annual defense policy bill, one thing is clear: the version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act emerging from the House is laden with highly-partisan hot-button social issues that likely mean it will have to be passed with only Republican votes. The NDAA, which dictates how the Pentagon can spend money provided by a separate appropriations bill, traditionally is a model of compromise, enjoying wide bipartisan support.