6/24 House Update: Appropriations appropriations appropriations

The House yesterday had approximately eleventy million votes about the Department of Defense appropriations bill; it eventually passed. Both our Reps (along with all Democrats and most Republicans) ended up voting for it. The House also unanimously (among those voting) passed the Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act; Rep. Shea-Porter didn't vote on that one, although she did cosponsor it. Huh. I'm assuming that she knew it was going to pass easily and was busy doing something else and didn't make it back to the floor for the vote, but if anyone knows otherwise, let me know.