Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. meet with the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on the Capitol Constructing, Washington, D.C. Nov. 1, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cesar J. Navarro)
The House on Friday passed the $824.3 billion fiscal yr 2024 defense appropriations laws, a part of a six-bill spending package, sending the measure to the Senate with just hours left before a partial government shutdown deadline.
The lower chamber voted…