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House Homeland Security Panel Approves DHS Spending Bill Along Party Lines

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

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House Homeland Security Panel Approves DHS Spending Bill Along Party Lines

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Tuesday morning approved by voice vote along party lines a $50.7 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2021, the dividing line between Democrats and Republicans being a zeroing of funding for a border wall and a sharp reduction in funding for immigration enforcement. The same divisions have plagued previous DHS spending bills during the presidency of Trump, who campaigned in 2016 on a promise to build a…

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]