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Thornberry Says NDAA Conference Likely Delayed Until After Election

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

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Thornberry Says NDAA Conference Likely Delayed Until After Election

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The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Tuesday the final, conferenced version of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization likely won’t be completed until after the Nov. 3 election. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), the outgoing HASC ranking member, noted the conference committee will need to particularly work on settling differences between the House and Senate’s version of the $740.5 billion defense policy bill on the renaming of bases named after Confederate leaders and details of a…

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