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Lawmakers push and pull over $750B defense policy bill NDAA top line at HASC markup

Partisan sparring over the defense budget's size shows headwinds for the bill that could fund the military.

4 years ago

Congress sends Trump disaster bill with aid to storm-struck military posts

Congress has approved a $19.1 billion disaster aid deal that contains nearly $3 billion for storm-stricken military facilities around the country.

4 years ago

Defense funding roils 2018 budget fight

To break Democrats’ insistence on parity between defense and non-defense spending increases, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is arguing defense spending has been hit harder.

5 years ago

Disaster relief bill passes committee over objections from defense Republicans

More than half of Republican lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee voted against a disaster relief omnibus bill on Friday over concerns that an attached three-month budget extension could hurt military spending.

By Leo Shane III

6 years ago

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