Hawai‘i representatives voted against a defense appropriations bill and seven consecutive amendments to that bill Thursday.
The Department of Defense Appropriations Act allocates $832 billion to various DOD programs for the 2026 fiscal year, including $13 billion for a "Golden Dome" missile defense program, $1.15 billion for drug trafficking counter programs and a 3.8% pay rise for all military personnel beginning January.
The bill also provides $500 million for the Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Programs, and another $122.5 million for further U.S.-Israel cooperate development programs, something that drew controversy Thursday.
In particular, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) introduced six resolutions Thursday attempting to slash foreign aid funding, including the Israel money, from the bill. All of those amendments, plus a seventh by Florida Rep. Greg Steube (R), were strongly opposed on both sides of the aisle.
Ultimately, the House finally voted 221-209 early Friday morning to support the bill. Five Democrats broke with their party to vote for the bill, but none were Hawai‘i reps Ed Case or Jill Tokuda.
The bill next goes before the Senate.
