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House Starts Debating DoD Authorization Bill

Julie Samuel

Friday, June 14th, 2013

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The House began debating a slew of amendments to the Pentagon policy bill Thursday, clashing over funding for items including aircraft carriers. Shortly after the House kicked off floor debate on the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill, a fight erupted over a bipartisan amendment to reduce from 11 to 10 the statutory requirement for the number operational aircraft carriers the Navy must have. One of the amendment’s sponsors, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), argued the measure is needed as the…

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