Skip to content

Obama Will Veto Defense Authorization Bill

By Thomas McKinless

[jwp-video n=”1″]

Calling the bill “irresponsible,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday that Obama would veto the National Defense Authorization Act should it reach his desk. The bill would use $90 billion from special war funds to avoid sequestration, which Earnest noted was opposed by several members of Congress on both sides of the aisle.

Recent Stories

North Carolina candidate in battleground race penalized for betting on her campaign

Supreme Court rules ballroom construction can continue

Still on the House agenda? Tension with the Senate

Casework strained to a breaking point, report says

Seth Moulton pushes for ‘new generation’ of leaders but clock is ticking

At the Races: No breaks for Dems