
The Senate passed the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 17 by a wide vote margin, authorizing $738 billion in defense spending and paving the way for new program starts and a new military branch to launch in the new year. The upper chamber adopted the conference report to accompany S. 1970 by a vote of 86-8. No votes came from four Republicans – Sens. Mike Enzi (Wyo.), Mike Braun (Ind.), Rand Paul (Ky.) and Mike Lee…