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Senate’s Bipartisan CR Deal Has $4.5 Billion For DoD Ukraine Aid, Columbia-Class Sub Anomaly

Senate’s Bipartisan CR Deal Has $4.5 Billion For DoD Ukraine Aid, Columbia-Class Sub Anomaly
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)

The Senate’s bipartisan deal to avoid a shutdown and keep the government open through Nov. 17 has $4.5 billion for Pentagon-related Ukraine aid efforts and includes an anomaly for the Columbia-class submarine program. The upper chamber is aiming to begin consideration of its continuing resolution (CR) proposal as soon as Tuesday evening, with just days left for Congress to move on a stopgap funding measure before the end of the fiscal year and allow both the House and Senate more…

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