Senate stopgap carves out billions for defense amid funding freeze
The Senate passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government operating through mid-December. The bill allocates roughly $844 billion for defense spending. Some disagreement exists over how much money should go to defense versus other government functions.
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Senate stopgap carves out over $800B for defense amid funding freeze
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