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After Congress Passes CR, Austin Urges Lawmakers To Reach Approps Agreement This Fall

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After Congress Passes CR, Austin Urges Lawmakers To Reach Approps Agreement This Fall
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord provide testimony at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request and Future Years Defense Program, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., May, 8 2024. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

After Congress on Wednesday evening passed a three-month stopgap funding measure to avert a potential government shutdown, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has called on lawmakers to reach a bipartisan agreement on full-year appropriations this fall. “To ensure the U.S. military remains prepared to meet the national-security challenges of today's complex world, and to ensure sustained American competitiveness and leadership, I urge Congress to reach a bipartisan agreement on FY 2025 appropriations this fall. As I have said before, that is…

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