Thursday, December 15, 2011
White House drops veto threat on defense bill
The White House lifted a veto threat against a giant $662 billion defense authorization bill on Wednesday after legislators made changes in language involving detainees.
In particular, the legislators added language to make clear that nothing in the bill requiring military custody of al Qaeda suspects would interfere with the ability of civilian law enforcement to carry out terrorism investigations and interrogations in the United States.
See why the FBI director wanted changes
A statement by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said the changes mean that President Obama’s advisers will not recommend a veto.
The House on Wednesday approved the bill, which now goes to the Senate.
Full article: http://www.cnn.com/2 … ense-bill/index.html