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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Sunday June 16, 2024 ( 2 items )  

SASC Completes Markup of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that the Committee voted 22-3 to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The bill now heads to the Senate floor for consideration. Senator Reed commented: "I am glad that this year's NDAA makes important progress in a number of a  more

Senator Wicker Secures Topline Increase in NDAA Markup
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., secured a $25 billion increase to the defense budget topline during the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) consideration of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Wicker amendment was adopted on a bipartisan basis and would increase defense investment for FY2025 by $25 billion. Senator Wicker, the highest-ranking Republican on SASC, r  more