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The fund, proposed by Republican Rep. Kay Granger, is already part of the House-passed 2018 defense spending bill and would allow Mattis to spend on more troops, equipment and war operations as he sees fit, following approval of any expenditures by the House Appropriations Committee, where Granger chairs the defense subcommittee. (AP Photo)
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Kay Granger touts plan to give Pentagon a new $28 billion fund

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Rep. Mac Thornberry said it would be a mistake for Congress to pass another stop-gap budget to fund the military at the end of this month.
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Mac Thornberry: Passing a stop-gap budget is ‘a mistake’

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As President Trump has previously proposed privatizing air traffic control, it would appear that he supports the House version of the bill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Rep. Ted Yoho: North Korea threat means more F-35s to Japan

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The House is expected to take up the legislation on Wednesday as a standalone bill, ignoring a request from the Trump administration to attach it to legislation that would raise the nation's borrowing limit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Mitch McConnell: Senate will act quickly on Harvey

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The Defense Department supports legislation floated by Sens. John McCain and Jack Reed that would authorize a new round of military base closures around the country and set up a clash with the House, Lucian Niemeyer, a newly appointed assistant defense secretary who oversees installations, said Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Pentagon backs McCain-Reed push for military base closures

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will return to the U.S. Senate next week as Congress starts a new legislative season. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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John McCain will return to Washington next week

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Sens. John McCain and Jack Reed said the military is set to lose billions of dollars in funding under a looming stop-gap budget measure, and requested Defense Secretary Jim Mattis prepare a report on the potential damage, according to a letter released Wednesday by the senators. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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John McCain, Jack Reed: Military set to lose billions of dollars under stop-gap budget

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Congress appears ready to punt on the annual defense budget with another stop-gap measure again this fall, despite warnings from the military and a string of deadly Navy and Marine Corps crashes and collisions this summer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Deadly military crashes, collisions raise fears ahead of possible stop-gap budget

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Air Force secretary: ‘I worry about’ service’s ability to fight high-end wars

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Lawmakers are heading into the fall with no clear path to passing proposed increases in defense spending, and analysts say it is likely they will pass a months-long continuing resolution at the end of September that would hold military spending to current levels. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Jim Mattis calls looming stop-gap budget ‘as unwise as can be’ for military

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