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Sen. Schumer Resists Placing Defense ‘Anomalies’ In New CR

Sen. Schumer Resists Placing Defense ‘Anomalies’ In New CR
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)

As lawmakers continued negotiations Dec. 20 on a new continuing resolution (CR), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats would oppose attempts to include "anomalies” that are designed to get around defense spending limits.While the new CR would generally freeze funding at the previous fiscal year’s level and prevent the start of new programs, Republicans might try to include anomalies, or exceptions, to ease such restrictions on the military.“We will not accept that,” Schumer told reporters on Capitol Hill. “We…

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