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House GOP’s CR Deal With Defense Cut Exemption, No Ukraine Aid Receiving Pushback

House GOP’s CR Deal With Defense Cut Exemption, No Ukraine Aid Receiving Pushback
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to guests before an evening parade at Marine Barracks Washington, Washington D.C., May 18, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Olivia G. Ortiz)

House Republicans have offered a deal for a one-month stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown which would exempt defense from a spending cut and has an anomaly for the Columbia-class submarine program but does not include funds for Ukraine aid.   The continuing resolution (CR) proposal, however, has already received pushback from Democrats and some GOP members, with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) having to navigate his thin majority to garner support. The measure is also likely to face…

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