Senate Passes Defense Bill 92-7, HALTING Obama’s Efforts to Weaken Our Military

(ConservativeTribune) President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t been sworn into office yet, but that hasn’t stopped the Republican-controlled Congress from already getting started on his agenda, most specifically that of rebuilding and strengthening the military. According to Fox News, the Senate voted 92-7 on Thursday to pass the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, a spending bill of about $611 billion that will fund the military for fiscal year 2017. The veto-proof bill, which has already passed the House by an extremely wide margin, will increase defense spending over the amount President Barack Obama had requested, halt the draw-down of active-duty Army troops, forestall planned … Continue reading Senate Passes Defense Bill 92-7, HALTING Obama’s Efforts to Weaken Our Military