House panel adopts $716 billion defense authorization plan

Defense News: The House Armed Services Committee overwhelmingly approved plans for a $716 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal 2019 which includes a big boost in military end strength, the largest military pay raise in nine years and few of the contentious fights that have dominated defense debates in recent years.

The committee passed the legislation by a 60-1 vote after more than 14 hours of debate on Wednesday and early Thursday morning. The marathon mark-up is held every year, with lawmakers publicly discussing a host of national security and defense operations policies.

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