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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Wed Oct 21, 2015, 07:42 PM Oct 2015

Obama to Veto $612 Billion Defense Bill Over Funding, Cuba

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Oct 21, 2015, 7:29 PM ET

The White House says President Barack Obama will veto a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill, citing objections over how the measure is funded.

Obama will veto the bill Thursday afternoon in the Oval Office.

Obama also disapproves of provisions in the bill that would complicate his pledge to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

It's the first time Obama has rejected the measure. Presidents have signed the bipartisan bill into law annually for more than 50 years.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-veto-612-billion-defense-bill-funding-cuba-34638589

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Obama to Veto $612 Billion Defense Bill Over Funding, Cuba (Original Post) Purveyor Oct 2015 OP

Defense - the "heart" and "strength" of Republican earmarking! yallerdawg Oct 2015 #1

Love this so much! nt babylonsister Oct 2015 #2

from 2008 mhatrw Oct 2015 #3

I am not so sure newblewtoo Oct 2015 #4

In situations like this, I hafta ask WWBD? What would Bernie do? InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2015 #8

$612,000,000,000.....for the military.....what a great crime against the people that is. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #5

My absolutely stupid and alcohol infused opinion tech3149 Oct 2015 #6

They are run by hawkish greed heads with no imagination or capacity for genuine change lostnfound Oct 2015 #10

Obama told them this is what he would do Zorro Oct 2015 #7

GoBama! ................................................................n/t vkkv Oct 2015 #9

Now we're talking mhatrw Oct 2015 #11

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

1. Defense - the "heart" and "strength" of Republican earmarking!

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 07:51 PM

Oct 2015

You got them by the shorties, Obama!

Time to give 'em hell!

babylonsister

(171,059 posts)

2. Love this so much! nt

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:21 PM

Oct 2015

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

3. from 2008

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Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:30 PM

Oct 2015

newblewtoo

(667 posts)

4. I am not so sure

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:57 PM

Oct 2015

this isn't a tactical error. Republican'ts will blame Senate Democrats for not over riding the veto. Not all defense spending is in red states. Blue state Senators will be forced to choose between Obama's veto and constituent's pay checks. Nothing good will come from this for Democratic Senators hopes to retake the Senate in 2016.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)

8. In situations like this, I hafta ask WWBD? What would Bernie do?

Reply to newblewtoo (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 10:37 PM

Oct 2015

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

5. $612,000,000,000.....for the military.....what a great crime against the people that is.

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Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:10 PM

Oct 2015

tech3149

(4,452 posts)

6. My absolutely stupid and alcohol infused opinion

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:34 PM

Oct 2015

Tell all the defense industries they have 5 years to restructure and provide something other than weapons of death. We'll keep paying you the same as today to ease the transition. Too many people get their paycheck from these companies and I don't want to hurt them. I think a transition policy that keeps them in business is the best alternative. Hell, we'd be spending the money anyway so why not get something from it?