The National Defense Authorization Act was poised to be a bipartisan success story. As stevebenen writes, Republican culture warriors in the House had other ideas.
But that’s not all it does. The NDAA also guides Pentagon policy, touching on everything from troop levels to weapons systems to military personnel policy. It takes months to negotiate the details, and by some measures, as much legislative work goes into this one package as any other bill in a typical Congress.
With this in mind, there was reason for optimism that when it came to military spending and policy, Congress would avoid the kind of political food fights that too often tarnish congressional policymaking. That optimism, of course, was misplaced: House Republicans decided to give the NDAA a far-right touch-up on the floor, turning an overwhelmingly bipartisan bill into an ugly vehicle for a culture war.
Not surprisingly, the party chose the latter option, which meant a flurry of votes on amendments last night and this morning that turned a bipartisan bill into a divisive one.
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