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Thornberry Encouraging DoD To Request Funds Via Hurricane Relief; Comments on Mishaps

Thursday, October 5th, 2017

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Thornberry Encouraging DoD To Request Funds Via Hurricane Relief; Comments on Mishaps

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said Thursday he is suggesting to the Defense Department that it request more funding in upcoming disaster relief bills likely to come up in Congress soon.Back in September, before the last continuing resolution (CR) keeping the government open through early December passed (Defense Daily, Sept. 8), Thornberry said one way to partially limit the bad outcomes of a CR on defense spending was to get additional money through anomalies on areas like…

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