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↵↵As part of the reconciliation package, lawmakers approved $153.3 billion in funding for defense, bringing the defense budget to $1 trillion for the current fiscal year.
For fiscal 2026, these included roughly $1 billion the Army did not request to turn the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky, whose previous missions have shrunk, into a factory for manufacturing propellants
Randy Fine by roughly 10-to-1 in the April 2025 special election for Florida's 6th District seat, according to federal campaign filings.
↵↵The potential for the military budget to meet or exceed $1 trillion in fiscal 2026 has defense hawks pleased, even if the authorized level does not meet the $924.7 billion that the Senate had endorsed
↵↵Likewise, the Professional Services Council, a trade group that represents hundreds of federal contractors and more than 1 million employees, expressed strong opposition to the Warren-Sheehy proposal
↵↵For instance, at the start of the shutdown, six Head Start recipients with Oct. 1 start dates went without further federal funding — but that figure jumped to 140 on Monday, according to the National
Those five existing bases have received more than $82 million in U.S. infrastructure investments, according to DOD’s announcement Feb. 1.
Vought’s plan has no cuts to Social Security benefits now or in the future, and claims the same for Medicare benefits although it would slice $1 trillion from payments to health providers who serve
A recently enacted income supplement for low-ranking U.S. troops, put in place primarily to alleviate food insecurity in the ranks, will help less than 1 percent of the estimated scores of thousands of
“Spending one-quarter of 1 percent of the Pentagon budget on this vital mission is negligence,” Weber said in an interview. “This is a national security imperative.”
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) But while seniors wouldn’t technically see a reduction in Medicare benefits, the Vought plan would still slash about $1 trillion from Medicare payments to providers, which could
One is a new rule that would prohibit members from introducing bills or joint resolutions after Feb. 1 without including a statement for the Congressional Record designating a single subject of the
Those amendments included a bipartisan measure to protect pregnant workers against workplace discrimination; $1 billion in funding for 9/11 first responders’ health costs; $6 billion to fund compensation
First, $1 billion of it represents the value of weapons drawn from existing Defense Department inventories — not just the Patriot battery but vehicles, missiles, munitions, artillery rounds, mortar
-made military equipment and $1 billion a year in weapons for Taiwan drawn from U.S. stocks. The measure also would endorse $11 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
the partisan pressure tactics signaled new optimism that congressional leaders could finally reach a deal in the coming days on topline discretionary spending levels for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
It would prohibit the retirement of the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and prevent or modify the retirement plans for various aircraft, including B-1, F-15, E-3 AWACS and C-40 aircraft.
In fact, the latest official Defense Department data, based on a survey of military families, indicates 1 in 4 active-duty U.S. military personnel — an estimated 286,800 people, not to mention their family
standoff The administration also strongly opposes continued funding for the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and its associated warhead, and any attempts to delay the retirement of the B83-1
Another section, also found in the House version, would make Portuguese citizens eligible for E-1 and E-2 treaty visas, which allow foreign citizens from nations engaged in trade and commerce with the