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Carter Warns Short-Term CR Would Harm European Reassurance Initiative

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Thursday, September 22nd, 2016

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Carter Warns Short-Term CR Would Harm European Reassurance Initiative

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned Thursday that a short-term continuing resolution (CR) would hurt the Defense Department's European Reassurance Initiative (ERI), of which the Pentagon requested a nearly four-fold increase to help with deterrence of Russia in Europe.Carter lamented before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) that the Pentagon would likely start a new fiscal year under a CR for the eighth straight year. CRs, in place of an appropriations bill signed into law, continue government funding at the previous…

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]