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House appropriations advances defense spending bill amid veto threat

By Jacqueline Klimas

Published May 17, 2016 5:22pm ET

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House appropriations advances defense spending bill amid veto threat — House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chairman Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., left, said during the full committee mark up that the bill is not a "gamble" as the administration has alleged. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

The House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the fiscal 2017 defense spending bill on Tuesday, sending it to the full House for consideration.

The bill boosts the number of troops by 52,000 and uses about $18 billion from the war fund to cover base priorities, a funding move that mirrors the policy bill advanced by the House Armed Services Committee that has drawn criticism and a veto threat from the White House.

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