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Air Force

HASC Approves $610 Billion Defense Authorization Bill, Adding Nine More Russian Rocket Engines

Valerie Insinna

Thursday, April 28th, 2016

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HASC Approves $610 Billion Defense Authorization Bill, Adding Nine More Russian Rocket Engines

ULA's Atlas V rocket launches on Dec. 6 on Orbital ATK's fourth Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA. Photo: ULA.

After a long markup ending early Thursday morning, the House Armed Services Committee moved forward a $610 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 that mostly kept acquisition programs safe from cuts.Democrats refrained from volleying disagreements to HASC Chairman Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) budget gambit, which designates an additional $18 billion in wartime spending for base budget expenses, leaving the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account well short of the money needed to get through the fiscal year.All members except for Rep.…

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