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The Hill: White House issues veto threat for Senate defense bill
The White House is threatening to veto the Senate's version of an annual defense policy bill.
The administration said it has numerous objections to the measure, including its imposition of sweeping organizational changes on the Pentagon, its restrictions on closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and its cap on the size of the National Security Council.
“If the President were presented with S. 2943, his senior advisors would recommend he veto the bill,” said a statement of administration policy released Tuesday by the Office of Management and Budget.
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Obama is a butthead.
"WASHINGTON: Worried by Sen. John McCain’s efforts to slash the general officer corps, abolish Frank Kendall’s job and restrict the size of the National Security Council, the White House today threatened to veto the Senate defense policy bill. Accusing the Senate Armed Services Committee of trying “to micromanage DOD” by taking those and other measures, the…"
http://breakingdefense.com/2016/06/white-house-threatens-veto-for-senate-ndaa-mccain-18b-add-vote-soon/
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