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BudgetHouse Passes $694.6 Billion FY ‘21 Defense Spending Bill, As White House Issues Another Veto Threat
The House on Friday passed its $694.6 billion fiscal year 2021 defense spending bill, which was part of a $1.3 trillion spending package that now faces a veto threat from […]
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CongressHouse Passes $18B Budget for DoE Nukes, White House Threatens Veto
The House of Representatives on Friday passed a $1.3 trillion “minibus” appropriations package that would give the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) $2 billion less than it requested for fiscal […]
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CongressRepublican COVID Relief Bill Includes $2.2 Billion For Shipbuilding
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s proposed COVID-19 pandemic relief bill includes $2.2 billion for Navy shipbuilding, among other Navy items. The shipbuilding funds would be available through September 2024 and would […]
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Congress$7 Billion For Weapons Procurement In Senate’s Proposed Relief Bill Draws Sharp Partisan Divide
Senate Republicans’ proposed pandemic relief package includes $7 billion for new weapons procurement, ranging from F-35s to Army AH-64 Apache helicopters, drawing a sharp partisan divide on including such funds […]
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CongressHouse Democrats Pull DHS Bill From Minibus Appropriation
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday pulled the Homeland Security bill from consideration of a larger minibus appropriations package for fiscal year 2021 that also includes proposed […]
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CongressSenate Stimulus Would Provide $3 Billion For DHS
A proposal by Senate Republican to provide an additional stimulus package to help sustain the economy during the ongoing pandemic recommends $3 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, including […]
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Senate’s Proposed Relief Bill Covers $29 Billion For Defense, Including $19 Billion To Assist Industry
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s proposed $306 billion pandemic relief package, released Monday, includes $29 billion for defense of which $19 billion would be used to assist the industrial base. “With […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTurner Proposes Small Funding Boost for DoE Nuke Weapons Programs
The House Rules Committee on Monday decided not to write rules of debate for a package of spending bills that includes 2021 funding for Department of Energy nuclear weapons programs, […]
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CongressGroup Of Senators Call On Tata To Withdraw His Nomination For Pentagon’s Top Policy Job
A group of Democratic senators is calling on the White House’s pick to lead the Pentagon’s policy office to withdraw from consideration ahead of a hearing Thursday to consider his […]
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White House, Senate GOP’s Relief Package Proposal Includes $11 Billion For Defense Industry’s COVID Claims, Press Report Says
The White House and Senate Republicans are calling for the next COVID-19 relief package to cover $21.3 billion for defense, including $11 billion for industry’s pandemic-related claims, according to a […]