Thornberry supports two-week CR extension, but won't back a longer version

By Tony Bertuca / December 2, 2017 at 7:00 PM
SIMI VALLEY, CA -- House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) today offered lukewarm support for a two-week extension to a stopgap spending measure needed to avert a government shutdown, but said he has told House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) his support will not continue past Christmas. "I think a number of members are willing to give another couple of weeks to find a deal," he told Inside Defense in an interview at the Reagan National Defense Forum...

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