House appropriators to debate defense spending bill featuring several hot buttons

By Tony Bertuca / July 7, 2020 at 3:54 PM
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee is poised to consider a fiscal year 2021 defense spending bill that funds Pentagon modernization to the tune of $244.7 billion, but also sets the stage for confrontation with the White House over the border wall and the names of military bases. The Democrat-led subcommittee released the text of its proposed bill today, though the panel will not debate it until tomorrow during a closed mark-up hearing. The bill includes a total of $694.6 billion...

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