Debt limit fight gums up the Pentagon’s mega policy bill

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“I’m hopeful that as the speaker meets with the president and the other congressional leaders on Friday that they can get some real specifics that get us closer to an agreement,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) told reporters Wednesday. “For now, we’re going to wait and see how that process plays out before starting the NDAA.” POLITICO also first reported on Friday that the Senate Armed Services Committee is punting plans to approve its own bill by June 1, the date the Treasury Department has warned the federal government could run out of money. Senators instead are aiming to...