Thune eyes spending package to tackle military helicopter safety issue

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Senate Majority Leader John Thune suggested Monday that he wants to tackle a contentious provision on military helicopters in a separate spending package — and not by axing it from the annual defense policy bill that’s set to pass this week. That’s a blow to Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the committee’s ranking member,…