I'm Virginia Allen and this is the daily signal top news for Thursday, December 14th.

Here are today's headlines. The House of Representatives passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act today,

also known as the NDAA. The legislation includes $883 billion in spending and now heads to President Joe Biden's death for a signature.

The vote was 310 to 118. 45 Democrats and 73 Republicans oppose the bill.

That's according to reporting from the Hill.

The legislation was opposed by many conservatives in the House and Senate

who have argued that it uphold many far left

social priorities and other policies that violate the rights of American

citizens. Representative Chip Roy, Republican of Texas, criticized the bill in a House floor

speech. Take a listen.

Gentlemen from Texas is recognized for closing.

We have come to the floor today on a bill that all of us want to see passed.

Every single one of us want to pass a National Defense Authorization Act.

Every single one of us wants to ensure that our men and women in uniform

are paid appropriately, have the tools they need to carry out their job,

have the care when they get home, and that we do our job.

Every single one of us wants to make sure that we do that.

But we are doing a terrible disservice

to the people of this country by piling on an extension of a FISA regime

that was abused, notably clearly abused against American citizens

without reforming that piece of legislation by kicking the can down the road by extending it not just

through April but through April of 2025. A vote for this bill is not just a bill for pay raises and support for a men and women

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