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GOP Move to Insert $18 Billion in Fiscal Responsibility Act for Pentagon UPLs Fails

GOP Move to Insert $18 Billion in Fiscal Responsibility Act for Pentagon UPLs Fails
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A move by the U.S. Senate's GOP caucus to insert $18 billion in the Fiscal Responsibility Act for the Pentagon's fiscal 2024 Unfunded Priority Lists (UPLs) failed, as the amendment by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) did not gain the 60 votes on June 1 required for passage. The amendment would have removed more than $70 billion in Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appropriations to increase the fiscal 2024 defense cap from $886 billion in the legislation to nearly $905 billion and…

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