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Manchin, Jones, Duckworth to Fill Vacant Democrat Seats on SASC

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, December 13th, 2018

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Manchin, Jones, Duckworth to Fill Vacant Democrat Seats on SASC

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will include Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) when it convenes for the 116th Congress in January.Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)’s office released the list of new committee assignments for his party Dec. 12. Republican assignments and all subcommittee assignments have not yet been revealed. Manchin, Duckworth and Jones will replace three Democrats who lost their seats in the 2018 midterm election, to include Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.),…

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

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

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CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]