Briana Reilly
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Defense reporter @PunchbowlNews | Forever Midwesterner | Signal: briana.27
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Beyer, one of the leading House Democratic opponents to the sweeping Russia sanctions bill, reacts to news of Trump's deal to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian diesel.
Trump signed the bill into law three weeks ago.
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Breaking: Iran military operations have cost $43.6B as of Sept. 3, according to a new estimate Central Command provided to congressional defense committees this week.
That includes:
~11.2B for ops
~$28.1B to replace expended munitions
~$4.3B for replacing lost equipment
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Inbox: SFRC RM Shaheen and other Senate Dems are calling on Sec. Rubio to get the State Department "fully and meaningfully" involved in the Pentagon's six-month review of U.S. force posture in Europe.
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Budget res watch: Sen. Johnson told me the resolution that will get a procedural vote would “pretty much mimic” the House-passed version but include some Senate instructions.
He indicated the defense figure would stay at ~$60B, a topline many GOP defense hawks say is too low.
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