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Marathon all-night House Armed Services Committee markup session of defense policy bill resolves few partisan issues

By Jamie McIntyre
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Marathon all-night House Armed Services Committee markup session of defense policy bill resolves few partisan issues

STILL AT IT AT 5 A.M.: The House Armed Services Committee markup of the National Defense Authorization Act began Wednesday morning and was still going strong at 5 a.m. this morning, with the most contentious issues resisting any bipartisan compromise in a marathon overnight session. The bill passed 33 to 24, and the session adjourned just before 7 a.m.

Democrats and Republicans on the committee remained sharply divided on the top-line for defense, the use of military funds for border security, the wisdom of deploying low-yield nuclear warheads on submarine-launched missiles, and the future of the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo.

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