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Austin: House GOP’s Six-Month CR Would Impede 168 New Starts, 101 Procurement Increases

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Austin: House GOP’s Six-Month CR Would Impede 168 New Starts, 101 Procurement Increases
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)

The House GOP’s proposed six-month stopgap funding bill would block the Pentagon from initiating 168 new programs worth a collective $4.3 billion and impede 101 planned procurement rate increases totaling $39.8 billion, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Austin has provided a detailed list to congressional appropriations leaders on the impact of the long-term continuing resolution backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), as the lower chamber is likely set to vote Wednesday on the measure amid growing opposition. “Continuing…

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