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Pentagon says full-year CR would cut its 2022 spending by more than $20B

Published: Jan. 13, 2022, 4:09 p.m.

The government\u2019s been running under a continuing resolution for three and a half months now. At the moment, there aren\u2019t any clear signs of a spending agreement that would head off a full-year CR. Pentagon leaders say that would be extremely bad news for the military. Rather than just keeping 2022 spending levels the same as last year, they say a CR would actually reduce DoD\u2019s spending power by more than $20 billion this year. Federal News Network\u2019s Jared Serbu has details on some of the effects they\u2019re predicting.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices