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Congress

Senate-Passed DoD Bill Clashes With House, White House

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

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The Senate passed the annual Pentagon policy-setting bill by a 98-0 margin last night, setting up battles with the House and White House over controversial hardware provisions related to everything from missile defense to aging aircraft. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leaders, for their part, downplayed the White House’s threat last Thursday to veto the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill, noting they’ve negotiated with the executive branch to prevent presidential vetoes in the past. SASC Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.)…

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