Wednesday, September 13, 2023

White House issues veto threat of House GOP defense bill | The Hill

The administration "strongly opposes" the House version of the bill, according to the statement. It outlined that when Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) negotiated a debt limit deal in May, the agreement "held spending for non-defense programs roughly flat with FY 2023 levels, a compromise that protected vital programs Americans rely on from draconian cuts House Republicans proposed." 

This bill, the statement said, cuts domestic spending below the agreement and the White accused Republicans of "wasting time with partisan bills." 

…The deal from May also protected Biden's top legislative accomplishments, like the Inflation Reduction Act, the PACT Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the infrastructure law. But, the House defense appropriations bill includes provisions that would repeal parts of the Inflation Reduction Act, according to the statement.

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