Legislation setting defense policy through next Sept. 30 includes millions of dollars in funding for New Jersey’s military facilities, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and Picatinny Arsenal. Both are big employers in New Jersey, as are several defense contractors slated to get business. The National Defense Authorization Act passed the House Tuesday with the Senate ready to follow suit after negotiators for both chambers agreed on a final bill. It passed the House on a bipartisan basis, 363-70. “The last place partisan politics belongs is in discussions about our national security, and I’m pro…

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