The House on Thursday passed the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill in a bipartisan, landslide 370-58 vote, but dreams of a more bipartisan Congress turned out to be shortlived when Senate Democrats later that morning blocked the defense appropriations bill from moving forward.The 51-44 vote in favor of the spending bill fell short of the 60 needed to move it toward final passage.In a press conference after the vote, Senate Democratic leaders said they had been concerned that Republicans…
NDAA Passes in House, but Democrats Block Defense Approps Bill as Talk of Shutdown Reignites
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