PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: Senate approves $770B defense spending bill

Clip: 12/15/2021 | 5m 2s  | Video has closed captioning.

In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Senate gave final approval to the National Defense Authorization Act, which allows $770 billion in spending — about 5 percent more than last year. A federal appeals court in New Orleans lifted a nationwide ban on a federal vaccine mandate for health care workers. Hong Kong firefighters averted disaster and saved 770 people from a skyscraper that caught fire.

Aired: 12/15/21

Rating: NR

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