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McConnell warns against ‘short-sighted’ defense strategy
The Senate’s defense spending bill hiked national security funding by $20 billion over what the White House requested.
French Hill hits Dems for flood insurance lapse
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The immediate fate of these measures is tied to government funding, as they likely need to ride on a larger measure to become law.