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Senate Republicans Still Deeply Split on Whether to Alter, Repeal Sequestration Cuts

Mai Hanoon

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

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With less than a month left until the budget conference committee is expected to have a deal in place, it is clear there is no consensus among Senate Republicans, let alone within Congress, on whether to support sequestration as a debt-reduction tool or to eliminate the across-the-board cuts and their harmful effects on defense. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said during a foreign policy speech at the American Enterprise Institute Wednesday morning that sequestration cuts, on top of hundreds of billions…

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House Appropriators Add Restrictions And Reporting Requirement To Battleship, Reject Cut

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House Appropriators Concerned With ‘Risky’ Reconciliation Approach To Fund Munitions, F-35 Plans

The House Appropriations Committee has raised concern with the Trump administration’s “risky” approach to seeking significant fiscal year 2027 funding for key priorities such as critical munitions and F-35 procurement […]

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Lawmakers Push Shipbuilding Accountability And Submarine Reports In House Appropriations Bill

The House Appropriations Committee’s mark of the FY ‘27 defense spending bill includes shipbuilding accountability provisions given increasing cost-to-complete requests and perennially delayed shipbuilding programs. The bill report said that […]

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Six F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says

The U.S. Marine Corps thus far has received six F-35B fighters without radars, as the service waits on Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] delivery of the AN/APG-85 radar, which is to replace […]