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Senate OKs Defense Authorization Conference Report

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

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Senate OKs Defense Authorization Conference Report

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee

The Senate passed the nearly $700 billion fiscal year 2018 defense authorization conference report by voice vote Nov. 16, sending it to President Donald Trump for his consideration.After the vote, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged Trump “to sign this important legislation into law -- and in doing so acknowledge that this is the level of defense spending necessary to meet current threats, prepare for the challenges of an increasingly dangerous world, and keep…

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