The Senate overwhelmingly passed the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act Tuesday, sending it to the President for a promised signature.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said before the vote that the bill sends “a clear message to our troops and our adversaries that this body is serious about our national security,” CQ reported.
Post-Leadership, McConnell Plans to Push for More Defense Funding
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from his Senate leadership role after the November elections, he’ll have at least two more years in the Senate. Now he’s signaled one of his priorities as a rank-and-file Senator is to increase defense funding,...