The House and Senate armed services committees seem well positioned to work out the differences between their bills this fall, but the political pressure and lack of time that comes along with it being an election year may keep Congress from finishing its appropriations bills before Oct. 1–likely leading to a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government until after the November election, a House Armed Services subcommittee chairman told reporters Tuesday. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), chairman of the readiness…
