The House on Wednesday sent a whittled-down 2011 defense authorization bill to President Obama for his signature, handing Democrats another significant accomplishment in the waning days of the lame-duck session.
After the House initially passed the stripped-down defense authorization bill last week, the Senate scrapped another controversial provision related to reparations for World War II victims in Guam. The House approved the Senate’s revised bill by unanimous consent on Wednesday.
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