U.S. House Defies Obama With $554 Billion Defense Bill
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $554 billion defense bill that rejects Pentagon proposals to curtail or slow weapons programs, bans same-sex marriages on military bases and backs indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects.
The Republican-controlled House today passed on a vote of 299-120 the defense authorization measure setting spending targets and policy for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. The Obama administration has threatened to veto the measure if it impedes the Pentagon’s new defense strategy.