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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/14/1680822/-Open-thread-for-night-owls-Defense-authorization-bill-contains-another-giveaway-to-contractors

source contracts.The National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, is practically the only bill Congress passes on time every year. The last 50 NDAAs, which authorize funds and set policy for the Department of Defense, have reached the presidents desk without a holdup. Education, healthcare, and jobs can wait, but supporting the troops actually, supporting the defense contractors who make the weapons must never face a delay. The bill even goes through a regular process, with dozens of amendments and bipartisan votes. Its like nothing else in Washington.This years version of the NDAA, whichauthorizes