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Senate Panel Advances $695 Billion FY ’20 Defense Spending Bill, Faces Debate Over Reprogramming Amendments

Senate Panel Advances $695 Billion FY ’20 Defense Spending Bill, Faces Debate Over Reprogramming Amendments
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The Senate defense appropriations panel on Tuesday advanced its $695 billion fiscal year 2020 spending bill, which is set to face significant debate over the Pentagon’s reprogramming authorities following the recent transition of billions of dollars away from military construction projects to fund the border wall effort.  Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), subcommittee ranking member, said Democrats plan to introduce a series of reprogramming amendments to the bill when the full appropriations committee considers the legislation on Thursday. Durbin, during his…

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