May 7th proved to be the pivotal day for the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, which the Senate passed by a98-1 vote; Sen. Cotton (R- Ark.) was the lone dissenter and Sen. Boxer (D- Calif.) was absent.
Summary of Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act As Reported by House Armed Services
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS BUDGET: Authorizes a huge $38 billion expansion of the Overseas Contingency Operations account for base budget items such as operations and maintenance. The fund would now total $96 billion, including $89.2 billion for the Pentagon.
Amendments Submitted to Corker Bill on Iran
The delicate balance of bipartisan support broke down after Sen. Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sen. Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced new amendments to the original House bill, which have gone to the head of the line of amendments and which must be addressed before the bill can be finished. As a result, on May 5, Majority Leader McConnell (R-Ky.) filed cloture on both the underlying bill (H.R. 1191) as well as the Corker-Cardin bill (S.615).
The Week That Was In the House: Busy, But Not Productive
A breakdown of recent defense spending activities in the House of Representatives from Senior Fellow John Isaacs
Council: Front and Center – April 25
In this week’s edition: Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman supports Iran talks, nuclear terrorism troubles, the U.S.’s unaffordable modernization woes, save the date for the 2015 Drinan awards, and Laicie Heeley on the Ed Show.
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