Senate Overhauls Obama, Delivers Powerful Legislation That He Cant Veto President-elect Donald Trump hasnt even been sworn into office, but that hasnt stopped the Republican-led Congress from getting started fulfilling his visionspecifically rebuilding and strengthening the military. According to Fox News, the Senate voted 92-7 on Thursday to pass the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, a spending bill of about $611 billion that will help to fund the military for the fiscal year. The bill has already passed through the House by a wide margin and will increase defense spending over the amount President Barack Obama had requested. The measure will also halt the draw-down of active-duty Army troops, prohibit the closure of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and give troops a long-awaited pay raise. In fact, the 2017 NDAA includes the largest pay raise for the troops in six years, at 2.1 percent, Stars and Stripes reports. With todays overwhelming 92-7 vote in the Senate, the NDAA has now passed through Congress with veto-proof majorities in both houses, a joint statement from Sen. John McCain and Rep. Mac Thornberry, heads of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. The legislation marks another important step toward reforming our defense enterprise to meet current and future threats. The statement also confirms that the Senate and House Armed Services Committees will continue to champion the cause of defense reform in the new Congress. Is this a huge success for the future of our military? 