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HASC Chair Urges Base Renaming To Stay In NDAA, Addresses White House’s Proposed Deal

HASC Chair Urges Base Renaming To Stay In NDAA, Addresses White House’s Proposed Deal
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is urging lawmakers to retain the base renaming directive in the next National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), while adding Republicans are not likely to agree on sending a bill that the president would veto. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Thursday evening addressed reports that the White House floated the possibility of dropping its opposition to the base renaming if the NDAA includes a provision stripping a social media-related regulation, saying its…

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