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Senate Dems Nominate Kelly, Rosen To SASC, HASC Gets Organized With 16 New Members

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

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Senate Dems Nominate Kelly, Rosen To SASC, HASC Gets Organized With 16 New Members

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

Senate Democrats have nominated Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) to serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee in the new Congress, while the House Armed Services Committee officially welcomed 16 new members and announced two new subcommittees on Wednesday. Kelly and Rosen replace Doug Jones, who lost his Alabama seat, and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who is now set to serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee. The full Senate must still ratify both nominations. Senate Republicans have…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]