washington u.s. house representatives thursday approve 68 billion increase military spend next year legislation also provide money start construction president donald trump mexican border wall bill increase spend u.s. capability defend foreign missile attack amid grow concern north korea increase capacity hit unite state nuclear-tipped missile successfully test intercontinental ballistic missile july money wall dwarf 658.1 billion bill would provide defense department increase 68.1 billion fiscal year 2017 enact level 18.4 billion trump budget request house vote 235-192 fiscal 2018 spend bill would provide 1.6 billion initial construction wall u.s.-mexico border centerpiece trump 2016 presidential campaign democrats repeatedly refer money wall poison pill likely try kill senate congress oct. deadline start new fiscal year either pass spend bill temporarily extend fund current-year level give negotiators time come agreements fund wall tuck wide-ranging national security appropriations bill last minute republican leadership know many house members oppose wall would sink defense spend vote trump argue big beautiful wall need along entire southwestern u.s. border mexico would ultimately pay construction mexico flatly refuse pay recent weeks trump indicate could portion border conducive wall democrats many republicans congress question feasibility effectiveness border wall immigration advocacy group argue would stem flow illegal border cross would hurt u.s.-mexico relations interview recent weeks half-dozen republican senators state vote trump president last november ted cruz texas embrace build wall similarly house republicans represent district along u.s.-mexico border express opposition barrier could end cost well 21 billion representative nita lowey senior democrat house appropriations committee call wall waste ... experts confirm unneeded ineffective cut value americans furthermore lowey note pentagon fund would run technical problem breach cap defense spend 72 billion bill become law say actually would trigger across-the-board cut 13 percent every defense account order stay within cap beef defense spend would allow pentagon continue military activities iraq afghanistan trouble spot hire troop provide soldier 2.4 percent pay raise also would allow pentagon undertake shop spree money buy ship submarine aircraft tank big-ticket items house-passed bill also include increase america nuclear weapons stockpile manage department energy well u.s. capitol police follow june 14 shoot gravely wound republican representative steve scalise 825 million increase missile defense agency 8.6 billion trump ask include additional boosters missile silos main system would defend icbm attack program run boeing co. missile defense would also gain 14 thaad interceptors make lockheed martin co. house representatives boost military spend give trump border wall money