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House Passes Trump-Backed Military Bill

The National Defense Authorization Act, which includes legislation requiring voter identification in federal elections, is now headed to the Senate after passing the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday in a 219-to-206 vote.

Five Democrats voted for the bill: Reps. Don Davis, D-N.C.; Jared Golden, D-Maine; Adam Gray, D-Calif.; Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas; and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash. The lone Republican to oppose the legislation was Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ark., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the bill’s sponsor, described the legislation as essential to addressing national security challenges and argued it fully funds the president’s requested defense budget.

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