Handful of hawkish US lawmakers urge military leaders to fight new CR
By: Joe Gould   1 day ago
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — A group of pro-defense lawmakers is urging White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and other military leaders to pressure Congress to make a 2018 budget deal before year’s end—and avoid another stopgap funding resolution.
The call comes as Congress is scrambling to avert a government shutdown when the latest continuing resolution runs out Dec. 8. Reportedly, conservative Republicans are arguing for a CR into January as lawmakers wrangle over an omnibus appropriations measure.
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2017/12/02/handful-of-hawkish-us-lawmakers-urge-military-leaders-to-fight-new-cr/
