
Defense Budget. Next week will be a hectic one on Capitol Hill. The House is expected to take up the defense authorization bill on the floor as early as Wednesday, while the SASC debates its own version of the National Defense Authorization Act. SASC subcommittees will mark up their portions of the bill on Monday and Tuesday, mostly in closed sessions. The full committee markup, which is also closed to the public, starts Wednesday and could extend until Friday.Wasteful Spending.…