Debate on the $886 billion policy package is slated to begin Wednesday, but Republicans still haven't agreed on hot-button amendments.
The House will begin debating its Pentagon policy bill on Wednesday, but Republican infighting that could still kill the must-pass legislation is far from over.and his conservative detractors are working to hammer out a deal to hold votes on several controversial amendments that will allow theto proceed toward a final vote in the House.
Scott Perry and his conservative members are pushing leadership to take its time rather than finishing the bill this week — a move that won’t sit well with defense hawks. | Francis Chung/POLITICO But each conservative proposal, and the possibility it gets added to the bill, risks alienating Democratic support that is likely needed to pass the legislation.
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