Tester talks transparency, campaign spending and defense authorization

Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester held a press call Thursday in which he answered a number of questions about the National Defense Authorization Act and announced a pair of bills designed to increase transparency and curb the influence of money in Washington.

The NDAA, which authorizes how the military can and cannot use the funds that will be appropriated, was the biggest subject of discussion on the call with Tester touting the bill's importance.

He said China is looking to supplant the U.S. in terms of economic and military supremacy on the world stage and that cannot be allowed to happen,...