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The Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee blasted the White House for “dragging their feet” on the federal budget, urging its release by May 10 to avoid a continuing resolution.
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U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department.
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Republican Rep. Ken Calvert is willing to meet Democratic lawmakers partway in their reported plans to trim the defense budget: cut back on civilian employees, not equipment and modernization.
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The time is right for a fresh start, one that involves continued aggressive and unafraid changes to how the Pentagon is resourced.
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Legislation would stretch out the payments over a 12-month period instead of four months.
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The annual defense authorization bill has hit yet another procedural roadblock, this time over an unrelated fight over stimulus checks related to the ongoing pandemic.
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The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September.
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The president waited until the last moment to issue his attempted block of the massive defense policy measure.
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Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Legislation would stretch out the payments over a 12-month period instead of four months.