Coons, Carper secure National Guard, manufacturing initiatives in defense bill
(World News USA)

Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons secured initiatives to support the National Guard and defense manufacturing in the annual National Defense Authorization Act. The Senate passed the bill Sept. 18 by a vote of 89-8. “The National Defense Authorization Act approved in the Senate today authorizes funding for key national security programs across the federal government and provides a well-earned pay raise for those answering the call of duty,” Carper said. “By working together, we produced a bipartisan bill that will boost our cyber security, crack down on wasteful spending and help states like Delaware make the investments needed to create jobs and...