Obama NDAA Veto Threat ‘Of Great Concern To Me’: Sen. McCain

Obama NDAA Veto Threat ‘Of Great Concern To Me’: Sen. McCain
Obama NDAA Veto Threat ‘Of Great Concern To Me’: Sen. McCain

CAPITOL HILL: Chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services committees take pride in the fact their panels have gotten 53 annual defense bills in a row through the often tortuous negotiations required to clear Congress. And Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has often made known his view that the…

Senate Passes NDAA By Veto-Proof 71-25; McCain Pledges July Conference

Senate Passes NDAA By Veto-Proof 71-25; McCain Pledges July Conference
Senate Passes NDAA By Veto-Proof 71-25; McCain Pledges July Conference

UPDATED with Thornberry response CAPITOL HILL: The $612 billion National Defense Authorization Act for 2016 passed the Senate by a vote of 71 to 25 today. The final version could emerge from a House-Senate conference in “early July,” Senate Armed Services chairman Jon McCain said boldly at a press conference this afternoon. That would be…