Carter Continues To Support Presidential Veto Of FY-16 Defense Spending Bill

By Jordana Mishory / June 17, 2015 at 3:03 PM
As the Senate gears up to vote on the fiscal year 2016 defense spending bill this week, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that he continues to support the White House's plan to veto the legislation. "I'd just like to reiterate that I haven't changed my view," Carter told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, stressing the importance of multiyear defense budgets that allow for detailed planning, versus the current "herky-jerky" approach. The White House is...

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