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Article: SENATE PASSES DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 14, 2007
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The office of Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., issued the following news release:
Senator John Thune today issued the below statement following Senate passage of the FY2008 Defense Authorization bill:
"The Defense Authorization Bill paves the way for many initiatives that will make America safer and give South Dakota the opportunity to contribute to our national defense. It also posthumously honors Woodrow Keeble, a Master Sergeant and member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe, with the Medal of Honor for his valiant service in the Korean War. In a year where partisanship has suffocated the legislative process, I am proud to say that we took the right action on this important bill," Thune said.
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