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Senate Passes DoD Budget, House Vote Needed Next Week

Tuesday, September 18th, 2018

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Senate Passes DoD Budget, House Vote Needed Next Week

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The Defense Department’s 2019 budget is a step closer to President Trump’s desk, after the Senate approved the final version of the Pentagon’s annual budget bill 93-7 Tuesday.The final DoD appropriations bill still needs to be approved by the House, which is in recess until Sept. 25, before Trump can sign the measure into law. The 2018 fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The House is now scheduled to meet four times before then.The White House requested about $2 billion more…

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