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Senators: Impeachment Inquiry Not Likely to Impact NDAA Negotiations

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

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Senators: Impeachment Inquiry Not Likely to Impact NDAA Negotiations

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

As Capitol Hill has been set abuzz with the news Sept. 24 that House Democrats will open an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, negotiators for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) said they believe the authorizing bill debate will remain isolated from the impeachment issue. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that she will open a formal impeachment inquiry following reports that Trump has improperly pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the 2016…

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