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Congress

Senate Approves Border Security Amendment, Final Vote On Bill Expected This Week

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, June 27th, 2013

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The Senate yesterday continued debate on a comprehensive immigration reform bill approving an amendment that would authorize nearly $40 billion dollars in additional spending over the next 10 years on various border security personnel and technologies. The amendment, originally sponsored by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.), calls for thousands of various sensors to be deployed along the entire southern border with Mexico to help staunch the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States (Defense Daily, June…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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Budget

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

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Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

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