Only eight senators voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, with a bipartisan Senate majority sending the defense spending bill to the president’s desk on Tuesday.
The fact that 86 senators actually agreed on something is an instant red flag that the bill is a swamp disaster. Thankfully, one elected official, Sen. Rand Paul, is willing to call the madness out — despite how unpopular, on its face, opposing increasing military funding might seem.
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