Feinstein says she’ll support Defense bill

{mosads}The bill now is headed toward a final vote after a slew
of amendments are voted on, including one more from Feinstein.

That amendment would bar
military detention for U.S. citizens, which has sparked some of the most heated
debate on the Defense bill this week.

The detention provisions have pitted Feinstein against another Democratic committee
chairman, Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who has joined with Armed
Services Republicans to oppose changing the terror detainee language.

Before Thanksgiving, Feinstein said she was undecided how
she would vote on the whole bill because of the detainee provisions. The
bill is considered must-pass legislation and has passed consistently for five decades.