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HASC Chairman Outlines Two Paths for Passing Defense Authorization Bill

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, October 28th, 2015

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HASC Chairman Outlines Two Paths for Passing Defense Authorization Bill

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

House Armed Service Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) on Wednesday morning laid out two potential methods for passing in the National Defense Authorization Act: either Congress can override President Barack Obama’s veto or pass a new version of the NDAA.A new bill would be written to reflect the $5 billion difference between the original $412 billion NDAA and the $407 billion amount allocated to defense by the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, he told reporters. If Senate and House leaders choose…

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