
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday marked-up its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, passing a host of amendments and previewing a provision to address last-minute Pentagon spending at the end of the fiscal year. The hearing was less contentious than last year’s mark-up, which resulted in a vote along party lines, while containing significant discussion on addressing the White House’s proposed plan to pull troops out of Germany. “On the substance of the bill, it…