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Senate Appropriations Releases $696 Billion FY ‘21 Defense Spending Bill, Sets Up Debate With House On F-35, Shipbuilding Funds

Senate Appropriations Releases $696 Billion FY ‘21 Defense Spending Bill, Sets Up Debate With House On F-35, Shipbuilding Funds
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The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday released its $696 billion fiscal year 2021 defense spending bill, setting up a series of debates with the House during a lame-duck session over provisions such as budgeting for more F-35s and only funding one Virginia-class submarine. The bill, which is part of a $1.4 trillion spending package, arrives five months after the House passed its spending legislation in July and as the government is operating under a Continuing Resolution through Dec. 11. In…

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