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HASC Approves Nearly $25 Billion Increase To Defense Bill With A Bipartisan Vote

HASC Approves Nearly $25 Billion Increase To Defense Bill With A Bipartisan Vote
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to approve a nearly $25 billion topline increase to its version of the next defense policy bill, with more than a dozen Democrats joining the panel’s GOP members in supporting the provision. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the HASC ranking member, said the $23.9 billion in additional spending covers the full range of unfunded priorities submitted to Congress by the combatant commands and each of the services, as well as 200 member priorities…

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