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Army Secretary Tells Lawmakers She Would ‘Certainly Welcome Additional Funds’ To Service’s Budget

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

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Army Secretary Tells Lawmakers She Would ‘Certainly Welcome Additional Funds’ To Service’s Budget

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth

After the Army received a $3.6 billion topline cut in the president’s fiscal year 2022 budget request, the service’s new secretary told lawmakers Tuesday she would “certainly welcome additional funds” as Congress considers the Army’s unfunded priorities list and assembles future spending plans. Lawmakers pressed Army leaders during two hearings on Thursday on reductions to procurement and research accounts in the budget request and plans to delay upgrades for select legacy systems, with one official predicting the service will face…

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