Rep. Smith Confident Obama Will Veto GOP's Proposed NDAA With OCO Increase

By Tony Bertuca / July 9, 2015 at 12:12 PM
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), who told reporters Thursday he has been "assured repeatedly" that President Obama will veto the proposed fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act unless broader budget compromises can be made with the GOP, also weighed in on the matter of acquisition reform and the dueling visions of defense authorization committee chairmen Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). In terms of the potential veto Obama has threatened, Smith said...

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