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House to Vote Wednesday To Fund DoD On Time for First Time in Nine Years

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

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House to Vote Wednesday To Fund DoD On Time for First Time in Nine Years

The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond, U.S. Air Force.

The House could vote to pass the fiscal year 2019 (FY’19) appropriations bill to fund the Department of Defense (DoD) and several other agencies on Wednesday, funding the Pentagon ahead of the end of the fiscal year for the first time in nearly a decade, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman said Tuesday.“I admit it’s a little bit weird to be so proud that you actually do your job on time,” Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) told reporters. “But given…

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