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Senate To Debate Revised DoD Bill

Julie Samuel

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

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The Senate majority leader said yesterday the chamber will start debating the long-delayed defense authorization bill before Thanksgiving, as the Pentagon indicated it would not try to quash the legislation over detainee language. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) marked up the fiscal year 2012 Pentagon policy bill for a second time on Tuesday. The panel unanimously changed the legislation it previously approved in June by cutting $21 billion--from weapons including upgraded Humvees and F/A-18E/F Hornets--and modifying military-detainee provisions objected…

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