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Senate’s Proposed Relief Bill Covers $29 Billion For Defense, Including $19 Billion To Assist Industry

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, July 27th, 2020

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Senate’s Proposed Relief Bill Covers $29 Billion For Defense, Including $19 Billion To Assist Industry

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

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s proposed $306 billion pandemic relief package, released Monday, includes $29 billion for defense of which $19 billion would be used to assist the industrial base. “With the additional resources this legislation provides, I believe we can give them greater confidence that we are getting our arms around this virus. That, I believe, is the key to unleashing the American economy and hitting our stride as a nation once again,” Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), the committee chair,…

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

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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

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