(José Niño, Headline USA) House leadership prevented members from casting votes on a provision that would forge an unprecedented merger between the American and Israeli defense industrial bases, Responsible Statecraft reported Monday.
The Rules Committee controlled which of over one thousand proposed NDAA amendments would advance to floor debate and voting. Following zero discussion Monday the committee killed a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna, (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie, (R-Ky.), seeking to eliminate the “United States–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative” from the legislation. Monday night the committee published amendments deemed eligible for votes and theirs was absent.
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