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SecDef Urges No Year-Long CR, HASC Chair Says ‘50/50’ Shot Full Spending Bills Passed By Feb. 18

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, December 6th, 2021

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SecDef Urges No Year-Long CR, HASC Chair Says ‘50/50’ Shot Full Spending Bills Passed By Feb. 18

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday a potential year-long continuing resolution would lead to “enormous, if not irreparable, damage” to Pentagon priorities, citing an impact worth potentially billions of dollars if Congress is unable to pass full spending bills. Austin said a full-year CR would represent a “budget cut – and a significant one at that” -- may result in more than $5 billion in cuts to the Pentagon’s operating accounts, delays to over 100 military construction projects and halting…

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