Carter Advising Obama To Veto Proposed NDAA

By Tony Bertuca / September 30, 2015 at 3:21 PM
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is advising President Obama to veto the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act mainly because it adheres to a GOP budget "gimmick" that fails to give the Defense Department long-term fiscal certainty. Though House and Senate lawmakers came forward Tuesday with a final version of the bill, Carter told reporters at the Pentagon Wednesday that Obama has already indicated that he will veto the proposed NDAA once it reaches his desk. Congressional Democrats are...

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