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House appropriators pass $831.5 billion fiscal ‘26 defense bill, crickets from White House

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The House Appropriations Committee voted 36-27 last week to pass its $831.5 billion defense spending bill, as lawmakers reiterated the uncertainty of advancing appropriations legislation without having received full budget details from the Trump administration. 
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