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White House Sends Congress List Of Items It Wants Out Of FY ‘21 NDAA, Including Base Renaming

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

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White House Sends Congress List Of Items It Wants Out Of FY ‘21 NDAA, Including Base Renaming

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

The White House has sent Congress a list of provisions it does not want in the final version of the fiscal year 2021 defense policy, including the renaming of bases named after Confederate leaders and restrictions on divesting from select legacy weapon systems. In a letter sent Monday to the leadership of the congressional defense committees, the administration raised several areas of “serious concern,” which follows the president’s previous remarks that he may veto the bill over such items as…

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