December 03, 2013, 09:31 am
By Pete Kasperowicz
Reps. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) and Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) have introduced a resolution that calls on President Obama to fulfill his promise to release 28 classified pages of a 2002 report on the 9/11 attacks against the United States.
November 21, 2013, 04:31 pm
By Ramsey Cox and Jeremy Herb
Senate Republicans blocked Democrats from ending debate on the annual funding bill.
November 20, 2013, 07:47 pm
By Ramsey Cox
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed a motion to end debate on the defense authorization bill Wednesday evening.
That move sets up a procedural vote after 30 hours of debate — though the vote could come sooner if there is agreement.
The Senate is debating the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes more than $625 billion in defense spending for the Pentagon.
November 20, 2013, 07:10 pm
By Ramsey Cox
Senate Democrats filed an amendment to the national defense bill Wednesday that would require more transparency on national surveillance programs.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said the amendment would require the administration to respond to unanswered questions from lawmakers about the domestic surveillance program that collected phone data on U.S. citizens. He said the amendment would also make public decisions by the “secret FISA court” that approves data collection under the National Surveillance Act (NSA) programs.
November 20, 2013, 06:22 pm
By Ramsey Cox
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced his support Wednesday for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-N.Y.) sexual assault amendment to the defense authorization bill.
“I will vote in favor of her proposal,” Durbin said on the Senate floor.
November 20, 2013, 02:57 pm
By Ramsey Cox
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said Wednesday that removing military commanders from the process of reporting military sexual assaults would “weaken” their effectiveness.
“I believe we will make the most progress on this issue by including commanders,” Reed said on the Senate floor. “I believe commanders have to be involved in every step.”
November 20, 2013, 12:16 pm
By Ramsey Cox
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) made her pitch Wednesday on the Senate floor for her military sexual assault amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
S. 1197 authorizes more than $625 billion in defense spending for the Pentagon. Some protections for victims of sexual assault were included during committee markup of the NDAA, such as providing a lawyer for victims and criminalizing retaliation against victims who report assaults. But Gillibrand and most of the other female senators have said the underlying bill doesn’t go far enough.
November 19, 2013, 05:26 pm
By Ramsey Cox and Jeremy Herb
The amendment would have restricted the transfer of detainees for at least one year.
November 19, 2013, 03:21 pm
By Ramsey Cox
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich) said it was “critically important” that the Senate passes a defense authorization bill this week.
“It is critically important that this bill passes this week,” Levin said on the Senate floor Tuesday. “Otherwise there is very little hope that we could get a bill back from conference and passed in both houses in time.”
The Senate is considering the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes more than $625 billion in defense spending for the Pentagon.
November 19, 2013, 11:37 am
By Ramsey Cox
Female senators stood united on the Senate floor Tuesday against military sexual assault, but how to best address the issue is still being debated.
The Senate is now considering the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) , which authorizes more than $600 billion in defense spending for the Pentagon.
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