Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks to reporters. AP PHOTO/MANUEL BALCE CENETA
BY DEB RIECHMANN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House on Thursday approved a multibillion-dollar defense policy bill despite a White House veto threat.
The vote was 270-156, more than enough to sustain a veto. The $612 billion bill — covering new ships, aircraft and pay raises for military personnel — authorizes the increase in spending that President Barack Obama had requested, but he strenuously opposes the way Congress did it.
Lawmakers increased defense spending by padding a separate, war-fighting account with an extra $38.3 billion.
That account — for overseas contingency operations — …read more
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