Senado aprueba ley de Defensa que insta al Pentágono a divulgar video de ataque a lancha
La extensa legislación de más de 3.000 páginas pasó con amplia mayoría en el Senado (77-20) tras su aprobación en la Cámara de Representantes y ahora será enviada al escritorio del presidente, Donald Trump, para su firma.
TL;DR
- The U.S. Senate approved a defense policy bill allocating approximately $900 billion to the Pentagon.
- The bill includes a provision requiring the Department of Defense to release videos of a military attack on a drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean.
- The legislation passed the Senate with a wide majority (77-20) and will be sent to President Trump for his signature.
- A bipartisan initiative will withhold 25% of the Secretary of Defense's travel budget until the video is provided.
- The bill also addresses the elimination of sanctions on Syria and troop numbers in Europe, and authorizes funds for the Baltic Security Initiative.
- The September attack resulted in the deaths of eleven individuals, including two survivors of an initial bombing, whom Washington labels as "narcoterrorists" from Venezuela.