House OKs $642B defense bill that Obama threatened to veto

by CCRNRT Posted 2012/05/18 19:33:35

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The House on Friday ignored a presidential veto threat and passed a
$642 billion defense bill that abandons the deficit-cutting agreement
that President Obama and congressional Republicans backed last summer.

On a 299-120 vote, lawmakers backed the spending blueprint that adds
$8 billion for the military for next year. The bill calls for a missile
defense site on the East Coast that the military opposes and restricts
the ability of the president to reduce the arsenal of nuclear weapons
under a 2010 treaty with Russia. It also preserves ships and aircraft
that the Pentagon wanted to retire in a cost-cutting move.

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ὤTṻnde΄ӂ 2012/05/18 21:29:45

POTUS will not veto

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What's even funnier is that the repugs voted for a larger budget than the Pentagon asked for. Repugs, like Ryan, think the Defense Dept don't know as much as he knows, the generals are all lying, he, Ryan, really knows what they need. Dumb, pure stupidity.

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Næthan Æterna 2012/05/18 20:02:55

Undecided

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Wow, another huge spending spree! He had better axe it, but I won't hold my breath!

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