An amendment spearheaded by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) to increase the Defense Department's overseas contingency operations budget by $18 billion in the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill was voted down by the full Senate today, along with an amendment offered by Democrats to increase domestic spending by the same level. McCain's amendment failed to accrue 60 votes necessary to pass and was voted down 56-42, while the Democratic amendment offered by Sens. Jack Reed (R-I)...
