In the aftermath of Tuesday's horrific terrorist attacks, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) said today that Senate Democrats and Republicans should reach quick agreement on issues such as missile defense and base closings and pass the fiscal year 2002 defense authorization bill or defer those arguments to a future date. All 12 committee Republicans voted against the bill Sept. 7, objecting to language that would restrict the Bush administration's plans to test and develop a national missile...
