Democrats weigh stripping US-Israel defense initiative from Pentagon funding bill
Democrats in Washington are considering whether to use their post-midterm leverage to remove a provision from the Fiscal Year 2027 Pentagon funding bill that would create a United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative. The measure is in the current Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a sprawling package that also includes funding linked to President Donald Trump's missile defence and shipbuilding priorities. The debate comes as lawmakers face a December 11 deadline to keep Pentagon funding in place.The provision sits in Section 219 of the bill and would expand and accelerate bilateral defence technology research, development, testing, evaluation,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Nov 2026 15:59 LONDON
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