Today's debate: Republicans' controversial military bill.
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Isaac Saul
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🗓️ 20 July 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Republicans’ NDAA bill. On Friday, House Republicans passed a sweeping defense bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). NDAAs are annual bills whose primary function is to fund national defense programs, and they typically pass with bipartisan support.
However, controversy over the bill increased after it was heavily amended by conservatives in the House to include a few hot-button social issues like abortion policy; health care for transgender soldiers; and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Those amendments resulted in an unusual party-line vote, with the bill passing 219 to 210. Four Democrats voted with Republicans in favor, while four GOP members voted against. The Senate is expected to amend the bill next week.
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| 0:44.7 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tangle podcast, a place we get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking, and a little bit of my take. |
| 1:00.1 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul, and on today's episode, we're going to be talking about the recent NDAA bill that was passed by Republicans in the House. |
| 1:09.2 | That is the National Defense Authorization Act and |
| 1:11.9 | some of the controversial amendments that were inside it, which got a lot of people talking. |
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