As expected, the Senate dropped all the woke restrictions from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and added $300 million for Ukraine along with a four-month extension of the FISA 702 authority until April 19, 2024.
The vote roll for this bill is here. With the final vote at 87-13.
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Only six republicans voted against the $886 billion dollar bill.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate backed a defense policy bill authorizing a record $886 billion in annual military spending with strong support from both Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday, sidestepping partisan divides over social issues that had threatened what is seen as a must-pass bill.
Separate from the appropriations bills that set government spending levels, the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, authorizes everything from pay raises for the troops – this year’s will be 5.2% – to purchases of ships, ammunition and aircraft as well as policies such as measures to help Ukraine and pushback against China in the Indo-Pacific.
This year’s bill is nearly 3,100 pages long, authorizing a record $886 billion, up 3% from last year.
The NDAA “will ensure America can hold the line against Russia, stand firm against the Chinese Communist Party, and ensures that America’s military remains state-of-the-art at all times all around the world,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote.
But the final version of the NDAA left out provisions addressing divisive social issues, such as access to abortion and treatment of transgender service members, that had been included in the version passed by the House over the objections of Democrats, threatening to derail the legislation.
The 100-member Senate backed the NDAA by 87 to 13. The House is expected to pass it as soon as later this week, sending it to the White House where President Joe Biden is expected to sign it into law.
The fiscal 2024 NDAA also includes a four-month extension of a disputed domestic surveillance authority, giving lawmakers more time to either reform or keep the program, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
The Senate defeated an attempt to remove the FISA extension from the NDAA on Wednesday before voting to pass the bill. (read more)
Meanwhile over in the House of Representatives, Speaker Mike Johnson entertained prior House Speaker Paul Ryan for lunch. (link)
I hate to burst people’s bubble about Johnson, but he is John Boehner Jr. in my opinion and the Deep State and Oligarchy are absolutely DELIGHTED that this man is Speaker!!! The deer in the headlight looks are what concerned me from Day one and what he just pulled with this NDAA and basically allowing all the woke and weaponized BS that Democrats demand just said it all!!! 🤬
Who guessed that Johnson was not to be trusted? The way that he was accepted and welcomed was a dead giveaway to me. If not the they would have fought tooth and nail to block him. Anyway, All the other traitors exposed themselves further by voting for the continuation of the assault on Americans with the NDAA that targets us . We the People as the enemy, not potential foreign invaders. If you are a patriot and want to preserve freedom and The Constitution, you are automatically a suspect. All of the alphabet agencies and the justice system have been compromised, so no help there. If you are crossing the Southern border illegally, you are given a $5000 card and perhaps a fist bump from a border patrol agent. Americans are struggling, but that doesn’t matter to the woke establishment. You are encouraged to send money to help others across the world to kill each other and their children. You will be helping the globalist in Ukraine protect the human trafficking and bioweapons labs too. If you by chance have a little more money that they would like you to have perhaps and armed IRS agent will stop by to relieve you of that. The new armed robbery? The WEF has plans for your future too. No meat to eat, enjoy your bugs. Pay no attention to what they are telling you of their plans either. If you repeat it you are spreading dis or mis information. Well, I am worn out but by no means is that the sum of all that is going on. I just felt the need to unload my frustration. Don’t we all!!!