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CR for defense likely until December, but with a few anomalies

Federal News Radio: The Defense Department will once again deal with at least a short term continuing resolution to start off the new fiscal year, top House lawmakers say.

The continuing resolution will likely kick the can down the road to fund the military for 2018 to at least December. That will set up a massive pre-holiday showdown in Congress, forcing the House and Senate to raise the debt ceiling and come to a budget agreement before heading home.

That continuing resolution, which would need to pass by the end of the month, might contain small bumps for missile defense and military personnel in what are called CR anomalies, said House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-Texas) during Sept. 6 speeches at the Defense News Conference in Arlington, Virginia.

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