Senate passes major defense policy bill

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The U.S. Senate passed the annual defense policy legislation on Wednesday, and it will now head to President Joe Biden’s desk.

The upper chamber voted 89-10 on Wednesday to pass the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, which allocated roughly $770 billion to the Pentagon. The House passed the bill last week.

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