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House rejects bid to close unused military bases

By Travis J. Tritten

Published July 13, 2017 7:44pm ET

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House rejects bid to close unused military bases — "Once you give up a base or capability, you may never get it back or it is incredibly expensive to replace." (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) | Eugene Tanner

The House rejected an amendment Thursday that could have allowed the military to begin closing billions of dollars worth of unused facilities across the country.

Lawmakers voted 175-248 against stripping a section of the annual National Defense Authorization Act that prohibits any funding to be spent in 2018 to begin shuttering bases under the Base Realignment and Closure program, or BRAC.

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