Article: HILL'S NATIONAL GUARD ADVOCATES HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE TO PROTEST DOD BILL'S PROPOSED DECISIONS ON NATIONAL GUARD

The office of Sen. Patrick S. Leahy, D-Vt., issued the following press release:

Congressional leaders heading the fight for National Guard empowerment Tuesday expressed grave disappointment over the House and Senate conference agreement on the Fiscal Year 2007 Defense Authorization Bill for abandoning the National Guard "empowerment" thrust of the Senate's version of the bill. The conference report is also likely to take a sizable step toward weakening states' authority over their Guard units, according to the congressional leaders who are leading the fight for Guard empowerment.

Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) - the co-chairs of the Senate's National Guard Caucus - ...

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