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CQ Budget, Episode No. 286

The size and scope of Pentagon spending remains up in the air as a push begins for a supplemental package for Ukraine and more.
The size and scope of Pentagon spending remains up in the air as a push begins for a supplemental package for Ukraine and more. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By David Lerman and John M. Donnelly
Posted June 30, 2023 at 1:43pm

Even with a bipartisan defense spending cap in place, the size and shape of a fiscal 2024 defense budget is still a wild card. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and John M. Donnelly outline the factors that could make defense spending much larger, or smaller, than the budget caps deal envisions.

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