Money to rename bases honoring Confederate leaders, 2021 pay raise included in latest budget plan

Military Times: The military would receive $1 million to rename Army bases currently honoring Confederate leaders, full funding for a 3 percent pay raise next year and enough financial flexibility for a 12,000-person boost in active-duty end strength under a budget plan to be voted on by a House panel Tuesday morning.

Members of the House Appropriations Committee are scheduled to debate the nearly $695 billion defense spending measure for fiscal 2021 during a public mark-up then, less than a week after lawmakers debated the funding basics behind closed doors. Details of the Democratic-lead plan were formally released Monday.

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