Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 11, 2023. The House NDAA bars the Defense Department from implementing Biden's climate orders, but many of its activities that reduce emissions may continue anyway. A bipartisan group of senators seeks to boost defense spending beyond the debt ceiling cap amid resistance from House Republicans. “No airmen are being, or will be, involuntarily extended beyond their desired retirement or separation dates." The plan calls for roughly $320 billion in veterans program and benefits spending next fiscal year. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 24, 2023. Airmen who are slated to move by the end of September can get those orders approved. The issue will be a key point of friction in the upcoming work on defense appropriations and authorization bills. House plans for salary boosts for junior enlisted troops were replaced in the Senate by plans to study the issue. The $320 billion spending plan matches a deal made by White House officials and House Republican lawmakers. Load More