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HASC Chair: More Funding for DoD Should Not Be Priority in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Bills

HASC Chair: More Funding for DoD Should Not Be Priority in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Bills
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The next COVID-19-related stimulus packages that Congress considers should prioritize public health efforts, rather than the Defense Department, the top House Armed Services Committee Democrat said April 29. Lawmakers are just beginning to negotiate what sort of aid will be included in the second phase of the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act, which is addressing the economic fallout related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Defense Department officials have previously expressed plans to request billions of dollars to support…

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