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Budget

NDAA Stalls on House Floor Over Procedural Issue; Only 7 of 162 Amendments Debated

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

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Congressmen spent most of Wednesday afternoon debating procedural issues associated with the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, not actually getting into any of the amendments as of press time. Much of the debate centered around the House Rules Committee’s decision to not allow an amendment that would require that, if the president veered from his plan to remove troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, Congress should receive a report on the full purpose, duration and…

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Congress

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Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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