Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images; Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images
- The House passed a defense spending bill on Thursday that cuts Sec. Lloyd Austin's salary to $1.
- That's thanks to an amendment from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
- But Rep. Jared Golden, one of two House Democrats who voted for the bill, sees little issue.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine voted for a bill on Thursday that would reduce Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's salary to essentially nothing.
But Golden — a centrist Democrat who represents a swing district and has a history of bucking his party — is standing by his vote.