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The Fiscal 2013 Defense spending bill that passed the House 326 to 90 with bipartisan support Thursday evening included an amendment that would prohibit President Barack Obama from making good on a deal with Russia that he appeared to hint at earlier this year.
Introduced by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), the amendment bars the administration from sharing classified missile defense information with Russia.
In late March, an inadvertent hot-mic moment caught Obama asking Russian president Dmitri Medvedev for “space” until after the election, saying he would then have more “flexibility” to address issues such as missile defense with the Russians.
Medvedev said he would transmit the president’s request to Vladimir Putin, who assumed the Russian presidency in May......[read all the details]
Obama has threatened to veto the bill because it does not conform to spending levels set under the Budget Control Act. The Senate is unlikely to address the legislation until after the election as Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has said he will block any spending bill brought up before then.
Originally posted by sad_eyed_lady
Sad day when we have to pass a law to stop the President from sharing secrets.
Who is this White House leak anyway????
edit on 7/21/2012 by sad_eyed_lady because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by sad_eyed_lady
Sad day when we have to pass a law to stop the President from sharing secrets.
Who is this White House leak anyway????
edit on 7/21/2012 by sad_eyed_lady because: (no reason given)