The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would require the Department of War to provide the chamber with footage of its strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats.The 77-20 vote saw the measure earn a veto-poof majority as lawmakers included the provision in a “must pass” defense spending bill, Politico reported.
The inclusion of the measure follows Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declining to provide lawmakers with footage of a Sept. 2 strike that has attracted scrutiny over the use of a second strike to kill the survivors of the first.
The bill also includes a number of provisions that would limit the ability of the president to reduce troop levels in Europe.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.
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