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House Appropriators Approve DHS Funding Bill Along Partisan Lines

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024

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House Appropriators Approve DHS Funding Bill Along Partisan Lines

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a $64.8 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. The 33 to 26 party-line vote sends the fiscal year 2025 spending measure to the full House. Senate appropriators have yet to schedule their markups of any appropriations bills. Some of the Democrats’ problems with the House Appropriations Committee’s version of the DHS bill include a proposed $600 million for additional physical barriers along the…

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]