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Obama Will Veto Defense Authorization Bill

By Thomas McKinless

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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.

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