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Budget

Senate Passes CR After Rejecting Biofuels Cut

Julie Samuel

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

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The Senate passed via a 73-26 vote on Wednesday a level-funded $518 billion defense appropriations bill after rejecting an attempt to reduce military-biofuel funds in it. The Senate made no major changes to the fiscal year 2013 “continuing resolution,” (CR) to which the long-delayed Pentagon budget bill is attached, during more than a week of stop-and-start debate on the Senate floor. During a series of final amendment votes, senators shot down a proposal from Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to cut…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]