Thune Pushing Passage Of Defense Spending Measure

Thune Pushing Passage Of Defense Spending Measure

PIERRE, (KCCR) — About a month and a half remains before Republicans take control of Congress. One of the first things looking to get done is passage of the National Defense Authorization Act or N-D-A-A. South Dakota Senator John Thune says America is lagging for defense…

Thune says there is no reason the N-D-A-A shouldn’t have been dealt with weeks ago…

As the incoming Senate Majority Leader, Thune is looking to usher in the defense spending package…

Thune, in a floor speech Tuesday, quoted from two reports saying America’s military is losing it’s advantage over other superpower nations due to their increase in spending versus America’s reduction in military spending.