Tuesday, December 4, 2012

U.S. Senate Approves $631 Billion Defense Budget

Senate Passes $631 Billion U.S. Defense Legislation -- Bloomberg

The Senate passed unanimously a measure authorizing $631.4 billion for U.S. defense programs this fiscal year that sticks to President Barack Obama’s proposed spending total while drawing a veto threat with its policy provisions.

The 98-0 vote today in the Democratic-controlled Senate advances legislation allowing about $543 billion for the basic defense budget in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, and an additional $88 billion to fund wars in Afghanistan and elsewhere. The legislation next must be reconciled with a House- passed version that would spend $4 billion more than Obama wants.

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My Comment: The U.S. Senate voted 98-0 for this defense bill. I cannot even remember when such a vote margin has ever happened in the U.S. Senate.

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