{"id":1977835,"date":"2023-07-19T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T23:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-gop-leaders-mum-about-red-lines-in-annual-defense-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T19:03:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T23:03:46","slug":"senate-democrat-gop-leaders-mum-about-red-lines-in-annual-defense-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-gop-leaders-mum-about-red-lines-in-annual-defense-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats and GOP leaders remain silent on red lines in annual defense bill."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-democrat-gop-leaders-mum-about-red-lines-in-annual-defense-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977835&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n\u2062  <div\u2064 class=\"aplayer_app\" \u200ddata-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0719\/be4443fe-5f73-4ab8-8a50-ae9512c4202b\/audio.mp3?length=3585645&#038;duration=299\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Senate\u2062 Leaders Unclear on Red Lines for Defense Policy Bill<\/h2>\n<p>  \u200d<\/p>\n<p>The $876.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-gop-leaders-mum-about-red-lines-in-annual-defense-bill\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats and GOP leaders remain silent on red lines in annual defense bill.\">8 billion annual\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-bestows-medal-of-honor-on-korean-war-vet-skorean-president-on-hand\/\" title=\"Biden Bestows Medal of Honor on Korean War Vet; SKorean President on Hand\">defense policy bill<\/a><\/a> \u2063is \u2064causing uncertainty among Senate leaders. \u200bSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate \u200bMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-Ky.) \u2063were unable to clearly define \u2062the red \u2063lines their parties\u200c have in the bill.<\/p>\n<p> \u200c\u200c <\/p>\n<p>The Democrat-controlled \u2063Senate has started voting \u200con a \u2064total\u2063 of 51 amendments to the annual National Defense \u2064Authorization Act (NDAA).\u200d These\u200c amendments include \u206221 from\u2064 Democrats, 21 \u200bfrom \u200cRepublicans, \u200dand nine bipartisan\u200d ones. The\u200d voting process is expected to continue\u200d into next \u2064week.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<h3>Democrats&#8217; Stance<\/h3>\n<p>When\u200c asked about \u2062the red lines for \u200cSenate Democrats in the \u2064NDAA,\u200b Schumer avoided\u2063 giving a direct answer. He emphasized the \u2062importance of\u200d passing the bill without\u200c any amendments that would \u2064undermine\u2063 it or cause delays. He also mentioned that their Republican\u2064 colleagues have been cooperative so far.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans&#8217; Stance<\/h3>\n<p> \u2063 \u200b<\/p>\n<p>McConnell also sidestepped\u200b the question about red \u2062lines \u2064for Senate \u2063Republicans in \u200dthe\u2063 NDAA. \u200cHe \u2062stated that it is difficult to\u2063 predict what will happen during\u200d the voting process. However, he\u200c expressed confidence\u2064 that the\u2063 NDAA \u200cwill ultimately pass with\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-debate-future-infrastructure-bills\/\" title=\"Lawmakers debate future infrastructure bills\">strong bipartisan support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<p>The GOP-controlled House of Representatives \u2064recently passed its \u200dversion \u2064of\u2062 the NDAA, \u200cmostly along \u2064party lines. The bill included amendments \u200baddressing \u200dvarious \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-has-entered-the-republicans-pounce-stage-of-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"The Media Has Entered the \u2018Republicans Pounce\u2019 Stage Of Critical Race Theory\">culture war issues<\/a>, such as abortion and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the military.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200d Representative\u2062 Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) believes\u200b that the Senate\u2063 NDAA will be \u2062significantly different\u200b from the House version. She anticipates\u200d changes\u2062 when the \u2064bill returns later \u2062this year.<\/p>\n<h3>Reconciliation \u200band \u200bFocus \u2064on\u200d Defense<\/h3>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy\u200d (R-Calif.) expressed \u2064confidence that the culture \u200dwar\u2062 amendments \u200cwill not be difficult \u200bto reconcile. He criticized the Democrats for\u200c spending money \u2062on defense-related matters that\u2064 do not contribute to training the military.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062\u200c <\/p>\n<p>Both\u200c the\u200b Senate and House\u200b versions of\u200c the NDAA\u2063 include a 5.2 percent pay raise\u200c for\u200c service members,\u200c the largest \u200bincrease in \u2063over 20 \u2063years. Additionally,\u200d they \u200baddress the latest\u200d technology to \u200dcounter \u200dChina and reverse \u2064the Pentagon&#8217;s \u200dCOVID-19 vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2062<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the future of the defense policy bill remains \u2062uncertain as \u2064Senate leaders navigate through the amendments and \u200cstrive for bipartisan \u2063support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-Ky.) were uncertain about their parties&#8217; red lines in the $876.8 billion defense policy bill. 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