Top Republican May Vote Against Defense Bill

By Jen DiMascio .

The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee voted for the panel’s version of a bill to authorize defense spending in fiscal 2012, but he just might vote “no” when the bill comes before the full Senate.

In a statement included in a committee report on the Senate panel’s defense authorization bill, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says the bill does not go far enough to stop cost ...

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