Senate clears key procedural hurdle to advance defense bill after Schumer and Pelosi strike deal on China competition bill No Comments Uncategorized The Senate on Wednesday night cleared a key procedural hurdle to advance the annual defense policy bill. The Senate on Wednesday night cleared a key procedural hurdle to advance the annual defense policy bill. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)