
A slew of Democratic amendments that would pare back spending on major military acquisition programs could be up for debate next week when the House takes up the defense authorization bill.Lawmakers filed 331 amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735) this week. The House Rules Committee has not yet decided which ones will make it to the floor for debate, but are likely to do so early next week.The House Armed Service Committee last Wednesday voted to include…