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Manu raju has details. reporter: showcasing the power of the far right and the political calculations of speaker kevin mccarthy. the house today approved an $886 billion defense bill, but not before bowing to the demands of conservative hard-liners and turning a typically bipartisan affair into a bitter partisan feud. this is an insult to all who serve. reporter: the bill which would set national security priorities and authorize pay raises for troops was amended on the house floor to include a host of cultural issues. that s because hardliners threatened to block the bill forcing the speaker to allow votes on hot-button amendments including to eliminate the pentagon s post policy providing reimbursement for military personnel traveling to get an abortion. and to nix diversity programs at the pentagon and health care for transgender veterans. conservatives said the bill goes after the woke military. what traditional people think about our military is a little ....
Priorities and authorize pay raises for troops was amended on the house floor to include a host of cultural issues. that s because hard liners threaten to block the bill, forcing the speaker to allow votes on hot button amendments, including to eliminate the policy, providing reimbursement for military personnel, traveling to get an abortion, and to diversity programs at the pentagon, and health care for transgender veterans. conservatives said the bill goes after the woke military. what they think about our military is a little different than what some of these bureaucrats and three star generals think about it. reporter: just four democrats voted for it, and four republicans voted against the bill that passed on the narrowest of margins. the speaker attacking democrats. so what they re doing is they re turning their backs on the military. that s wrong. reporter: even some republicans who backed the bill expressed frustration. ....