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Senate Panel To Unveil DoD Bill Amid Talk of Temporary Budget

Julie Samuel

Monday, July 30th, 2012

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A key Senate panel plans to craft its version of the Pentagon budget tomorrow, though the measure may not start with the new fiscal year in October because congressional leaders are weighing a temporary spending plan for the government this fall and winter. The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) has scheduled its markup of the fiscal year 2013 defense appropriations bill for tomorrow morning. The Republican-led House passed its version of the Pentagon funding bill on July 19, setting the base defense…

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