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Senate fails to unblock defense spending bill

By Jacqueline Klimas
Published July 14, 2016 6:14pm ET
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Senate fails to unblock defense spending bill
Yet the Senate voted to begin work on the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill before a seven-week break. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

The Senate on Thursday failed to advance the Pentagon’s spending bill on its second try, yet voted to begin work on the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill before leaving town for a seven-week break.

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