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HASC Subcommittee Unanimously Approves FY ’20 Mark For Air And Land Programs

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

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HASC Subcommittee Unanimously Approves FY ’20 Mark For Air And Land Programs

The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee unanimously approved to send its mark for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to full committee June 4, with no amendments. Both Subcommittee Chair Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.Y.) and Ranking Member Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) praised the mark Tuesday as a bipartisan effort that supports the Defense Department’s FY ’20 budget request while increasing oversight for the programs included in the subcommittee’s portfolio. “We all know that…

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