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- Senator Angus King (I-ME) joined Senate Democrats to block a Pentagon bill over $1.15 trillion.
- On Wednesday, 205 House Democrats voted against the defense bill, breaking past norms.
- King said supporting the increase is hard because over 4,000 Maine children have lost SNAP benefits.
- Democrats say the votes show a partisan split over the Iran war and give a political win as voters oppose the war and recent shutdown fights.
