Congress · 118th Congress
Newcomer’s placement on Pentagon spending panel attracts notice
Garcia said Congress and the Pentagon can’t always default to blaming contractors when programs are behind schedule and over budget.
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Garcia said Congress and the Pentagon can’t always default to blaming contractors when programs are behind schedule and over budget.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will now need to schedule a veto override vote, which is likely to fall short of the two-thirds vote needed to override Trump’s veto.
McConnell is sticking with his promise that the Senate will return to ordinary business while they wait for the House to send the impeachment articles, which means more nominations are on the schedule
In order to avoid such an outcome, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch, R-Idaho, agreed to schedule a committee markup next week for two bills from Menendez related to Saudi Arabia accountability