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White House, SecDef Push Back On House GOP’s ‘Devastating’ Six-Month CR Proposal

White House, SecDef Push Back On House GOP’s ‘Devastating’ Six-Month CR Proposal
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord provide testimony at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request and Future Years Defense Program, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., April 9, 2024. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

The White House on Monday said President Biden would veto House Republicans’ proposed six-month stopgap funding bill, with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also warning lawmakers that the legislation would have “devastating” impacts on Pentagon efforts. In a letter to congressional appropriations leaders, Austin said the long-term continuing resolution backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) “would impede thousands of DoD programs and projects” and potentially put the federal government against a sequestration deadline that could cause $42 billion in…

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