Defense Department Warns Of 'extensive Inaction' On Spending Bills

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Mon, 11/28/2022 - 1:20pm

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent four letters to top Democratic leaders asking them to pass a full-year government funding bill, writing in each letter that if they don't it will "result in significant harm to our people and our programs and would cause harm to our national security and our competitiveness."

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