
The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the Senate today in a 70-27 vote, enough to override the presidential veto that could be forthcoming.President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the NDAA over a $38 billion increase to wartime spending that allows defense to be funded at higher levels than would be permitted under the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011. While Obama and congressional Democrats support the higher funding for defense, they also want to raise the BCA…