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Ep. 4: Big Defense Bill to Dominate Congress and Trump Talks Money with GOP

The Week Ahead

A big defense bill including making women eligible for the draft and approving new weapons will dominate a week of action in Congress that also features movement on 2017 spending bills, CQ Roll Call’s Defense Reporter John M. Donnelly and Budget Tracker Editor David Lerman report. And political columnist Nathan Gonzales explains how Speaker Paul Ryan figures in the post-election GOP hierarchy.

 

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