From Fox News:
The vote was 312 to 112, with 18 Republicans and 94 Democrats voting “no” on the bill that authorizes $901 billion in War Department spending.
An earlier procedural vote on the legislation just barely passed 215–211 at the 11th hour after four Republicans: Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., all changed their votes from no to yes. All Democrats voted no on the procedural rule vote.
Hardline conservatives opposed the bill due to Ukraine funding and the absence of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) ban. The CBDC prohibition was pushed as protection for privacy and civil-liberties. Conservatives argued that “a government-issued digital dollar could give federal agencies the ability to monitor or restrict individual transactions,” Fox News reported.
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