The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $895 billion Pentagon bill which includes a ban on gender-affirming care for children of military personnel. Vermont Democrat Becca Balint, one of the 140 House members — mostly Democrats — to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act, said, “We cannot continue to bankroll a nearly $1 trillion military budget, while we underfund schools, housing, and more. It’s long past time we put the urgent needs of working families before giving a blank check to the military industrial complex.”