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Ep. 5: Lawmakers to Pull All-Nighter on Defense Bill

The Big Story

By CQ Staff
Posted April 26, 2016 at 6:46pm

Showdown looms over efforts to dip into a special war fund to bypass spending caps. CQ Roll Call’s national security reporter Megan Scully has the scoop.

 

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