McCarthy repairing relationships with House rebels following contentious debt ceiling fight
Eden Villalovas
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) approved several controversial amendments to the defense authorization bill in a possible attempt to mend fences with hard-line members of his caucus.
The Republican-led House of Representatives on Friday voted to pass the annual defense policy bill following a wave of pushback from Democrats over multiple contentious amendments, touching on topics such as medical coverage for transgender soldiers and out-of-state abortion policies.
Four members of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus voted against the bill, with most members approving the legislation.
“We are establishing conservative policies into the government of the people that we serve,” Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) said in a statement of support, calling the bill a big win. “In doing so, we're pushing back against the very liberal agenda that the Biden administration and four years of Democrat majority in the House has forced upon America.”
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