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Senate to Debate Defense Appropriations Next Week

Senate to Debate Defense Appropriations Next Week
Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., puts H.R. 6157 minibus bill on the floor Aug. 16, 2018. Photo: C-SPAN

The Senate on Wednesday put a bill to the floor that includes several fiscal year 2019 budgets, including defense, as the committee hopes to bring the legislation up for a vote as early as next week.The so-called “minibus” H.R. 6157 includes two FY‘19 appropriations measures, the Department of Defense bill and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies  bill. They are the eighth and ninth funding bills to be processed by the full Senate this year.Sen. Richard…

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