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Budget deal gives a big funding boost to defense, but Republicans wanted more
The $738 billion plan for defense spending next year falls short of what some claimed was needed to maintain military might.
House Dems offer $733B for defense in 2020 in two-year budget caps deal
Lead Democrats have proposed a bill to raise statutory budget caps for two years, with $733 billion for defense in FY20 — but it’s likely to spark a fight with the White House.
By Joe Gould
70 House lawmakers to Trump: Kill proposed $33B defense cut
Lawmakers urge the president to stick to a planned top line of $733 billion for his fiscal 2020 defense budget.
By Joe Gould
Is Trump really going to cut the defense budget?
Is it a negotiating ploy or a sincere message from the president that defense has to preparing for slimmer spending?
Budget in progress: Senators talk 2-year deal
Senate minority and majority leadership announced that they have hammered out the core elements of a deal less than two days before government funding is set to run out.
By Jessie Bur