Congress eyes 14.5% pay hike for junior troops, limits on transgender treatment in $895B defense bill
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House and Senate negotiators have come to an agreement on how to spend $895 billion allocated federal dollars for U.S. national security.
The bill details policy for $895.2 billion in federal spending. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the bill "refocuses our military on its core mission of defending America and its interests around the globe by supporting law enforcement operations and the deployment of the National Guard to the southwest border, expediting innovation and reducing the acquisition timeline for new weaponry, supporting our allies and strengthening our nuclear posture and missile defense programs." Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
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