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HASC’s Wittman Confident House Takes Up Foreign Aid Bill After Finishing Approps

HASC’s Wittman Confident House Takes Up Foreign Aid Bill After Finishing Approps
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) (center) of Virginia shakes the hand of Brig. Gen. Forrest Poole (right) on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 10, 2021 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

A top lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday it’s likely Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won’t bring up a foreign aid supplemental until Congress completes work on final fiscal year 2024 appropriations legislation. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), chair of HASC’s Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, signaled optimism the lower chamber will eventually take up a supplemental spending package with further aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that has stalled since the Senate passed its own bill nearly…

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