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House to Consider Defense Spending Bill Midweek; Hagel, Dempsey Testify on Budget June 18

House to Consider Defense Spending Bill Midweek; Hagel, Dempsey Testify on Budget June 18
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and DoD Comptroller Robert Hale testify on DOD’s fiscal year 2015 budget request before the House Armed Services Committee on March 6, 2014. DOD photo

Next week should be a productive one for defense spending bills, with the House’s version likely to see floor time and Senate appropriators set to hold their last hearing before writing their bill. A congressional staffer told Defense Daily that House leadership is trying to schedule time for floor debate mid-week, though nothing had been finalized. After the June 10 committee markup, House Appropriations defense subcommittee chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) told reporters he expected an open process with amendments on…

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