After Tuesday’s election left the same parties in control of the White House and Congress, lawmakers and pundits expressed optimism yesterday that Democrats and Republicans will agree to fix budget issues including unpopular cuts to the Pentagon budget. In a day of post-election analysis, perhaps the most carefully scrutinized comments came from House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). He said at the Capitol that Republicans are “willing to accept some additional revenues via tax reform” to address the so-called “fiscal cliff”…
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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA
The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]
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The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]