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HASC Chair Says Final NDAA Should Be Ready For A Vote In Early Dec., Criticizes McCarthy’s Call To Delay

HASC Chair Says Final NDAA Should Be Ready For A Vote In Early Dec., Criticizes McCarthy’s Call To Delay
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee

The leader of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday he expects a compromised version of the next defense policy bill to be finalized by the end of week, with a goal to pass the legislation in the first week of December. “We’re making good progress and are confident that we’ll get it done,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the HASC chairman, said during a discussion on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, where he provided an update on the timeline for the fiscal…

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