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June 4, 2015

Analysis of the House Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriations Bill

Yesterday, June 2nd, the House Appropriations Committee approved $577.9 billion in discretionary defense spending – $490.2 billion in the base budget and $88.4 billion for the Overseas Contingency Operations fund (called “Global War on Terrorism” in the House Appropriations Committee version of the bill).

Posted in: Blog, Legislative Analysis

June 3, 2015

Angela Canterbury Quoted in Press Release on Anti-Nuclear Terror Legislation

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“It took a decade, but Congress has finally passed legislation vital to global efforts to prevent and punish nuclear terrorism,” said Executive Director Angela Canterbury.

Posted in: Council in the News, Legislative Analysis, Press Room

June 3, 2015

The ‘All the Above’ Strategy: Greg Terryn and John Isaacs in The Hill

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Congress’ “all the above” strategy is the budgetary equivalent of trying to drive 50 miles with 25 miles worth of gas and the Pentagon will not be happy with the results.

Posted in: Council in the News, Legislative Analysis, Press Room

May 29, 2015

Summary of FY2016 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy & Water Bill

Analysis of the nuclear weapons and non-proliferation spending in the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.

Posted in: Blog, Legislative Analysis

May 29, 2015

Completed Legislative Action in Congress – 2015

On January 27, Senators Kirk (R-Ill.) and Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced a new Iran sanctions bill, an updated version of S.1881 introduced last year with 59 Senate sponsors. The bill (S.269) would impose sanctions if a long-term deal has not been reached. On January 29, the Senate Banking Committee approved the “Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015,” S.269, by a vote of 18-4.

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