Over White House objections, the Senate passed a $612 billion defence policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to close the prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The Senate voted 71 to 25 to approve the bill, which President Barack Obama has threatened to veto.
Sen. John McCain, Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged his colleagues early on Thursday to set aside differences about government spending and pass the measure, which authorises money Obama requested for the Pentagon and other national security …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
