Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Senator Patty Murray and Sentaor Susan Collins at the conclusion of testimony at the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 16, 2023. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
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Congressional leaders have unveiled a new stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through early March, which also supports $2.2 billion to continue avoiding delays on the Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program.
With a partial government shutdown…