The Senate approved a $895 billion defense bill that includes significant pay raises for junior enlisted personnel, aims to counter China's influence, and boosts overall military spending. However, the bill also removes coverage for transgender medical treatments for children of military members, sparking controversy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion while also stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military members.
Tucked into the defense bill was also a provision to eliminate a roughly $100-a-month cut in unemployment and sickness benefits for the some 200,000 rail workers nationwide. The benefits are entirely paid for through workers' wages, but got caught up in previous budget cuts. In a rare move, the railroads joined with their unions to lobby for the change.
DEFENSE BILL CHINA MILITARY SPENDING PAY RAISES TRANSGENDER CARE
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