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Defense News | Defense spending increase, Afghanistan withdrawal dominate debate over defense policy measure
In a bipartisan vote Thursday, a key House panel approved plans to boost defense spending by nearly $24 billion above White House plans for fiscal 2022, setting up a showdown later this year between progressive Democrats and moderates in the party over how much defense funding is too much.
The vote was included in the House Armed Services Committee's annual daylong markup of the annual defense authorization bill, a marathon which included additional fights over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, issues of extremism and diversity in the ranks and whether to add women to future military drafts. |
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The Morning FRAGO will pause in recognition of Labor Day and resume on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.
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