Lawmakers on Tuesday passed a resolution to commit to providing the Pentagon with a fully authorized, on-time budget as the House and Senate continue negotiations on the respective versions of their FY '19 defense authorization bills ahead of a July 27 deadline to complete work on a conference agreement. Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) resolution cites ongoing budget uncertainty as creating unnecessary risk for the Department of Defense. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee,…
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