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July 20, 2016

John Tierney Pens Op-Ed in Huffington Post

Read the full piece in The Huffington Post. John Adams, explaining why even British soldiers accused of the Boston massacre deserved a fair trial, famously stated: “Facts are stubborn things.” It’s as true today as it was in 1770. But critics almost immediately ignored the facts after President Obama announced that the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]

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June 14, 2016

Analysis of House FY 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill

The House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill on May 17, 2016. Amendments under a structured rule – the Rules Committee will decide which amendments are permitted — are expected on the House floor on Wednesday, June 15.   Total funding: $576.3 billion, including $58.6 billion for the Oversea Contingency Operations, […]

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June 10, 2016

Major amendments in the Senate to S.2943 Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Authorization Bill

Major amendments in the Senate to S.2943 Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Authorization Bill   The Senate failed to reach cloture on two amendments yesterday: Sen. McCain’s amendment to increase defense spending by $18 billion and Sen. Reed’s & Sen. Mikulski’s amendment to Sen. McCain’s amendment, which would increase non-defense spending by a similar $18 billion.  The […]

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May 26, 2016

Summary of Senate Version of Fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Bill

On May 12, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $602 billion authorization bill by a vote of 23-3. The three Senators who voted no were reported as Deb Fischer (R-NB), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT). Cruz said he voted no because of the provision requiring women to register for the draft. Lee […]

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May 24, 2016

Cruz Amendment Calls for Expanded Missile Defense

Cruz Amendment Calls for Expanded Missile Defense   In the Senate Armed Services Committee markup of the annual defense authorization bill, Sen. Ted Cruz successfully offered an amendment designed to change present U.S missile defense policy from defending against “limited” threats by striking the word “limited” – i.e., to permit missile defenses against large scale […]

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