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Joe gould is congressional reporter with defense news. What is in the version, the 2018 version approved by the House Armed Services committee . In this case they authorized about 56 billion in funding and 696 billion in funding and related provisions for the pentagon. At 696 billion figure, it exceeds the cap set in the budget control act. How will congress reconcile that . That is a huge question. The budget cap for defense, the number is 549 billion. So what it would take to ease the spending caps is a change in the law, and a change in the law takes 60 votes in the senate, and 60 votes in ...

Civil security office. Todays forum will be available later at our website, cspan. Org. [inaudible conversation]. [inaudible conversation] good afternoon everybody. I have about 10 minutes so if you would start making your way back here, that would be great and we look forward to a great second panel. [inaudible conversation]. [inaudible conversation] now the senate comes back today at 3 00. Of course, coverage here on cspan2. They are back from their july 4 recess and we had a chance to get a preview of the earlier from a capitol hill reporter. Joe gould is congressional reporter with defense...

The house and senate are returning from the july 4th recess. On the house agenda, the Defense Authorization bill, setting pentagon programs and policies for the next year. We were joined by a capitol Hill Reporter for details. Joe gould is congressional reporter with defense news. What does the Defense Authorization bill and whats in the version the 2018 version approved by the House Armed Services committee . Sure. The House Armed Services passed its national Defense Authorization act for 2018 earlier sorry, late last month. And what it is is the bill the annual defense policy bill. It gets r...

About 696 billion dollars in defense funding and related policy decisions for the pentagon. That 696 million figure exceeds the caps in the budget control act. How will congress reconcile that . Huge question. Hugeumber that is a question. It is 596 million. What it would take to ease the spending cap is a change in the law. 60 votes in the senate takes Senate Democrats. What we know is that if Senate Democrats have leverage in this deal, they are likely to press. Which is likely to lower the defense side of the budget. So the 596 number we are talking about is likely. What sort of investments...

About 696 billion dollars in defense funding and related policy decisions for the pentagon. That 696 million figure exceeds the caps in the budget control act. How will congress reconcile that . Huge question. Hugeumber that is a question. It is 596 million. What it would take to ease the spending cap is a change in the law. 60 votes in the senate takes Senate Democrats. What we know is that if Senate Democrats have leverage in this deal, they are likely to press. Which is likely to lower the defense side of the budget. So the 596 number we are talking about is likely. What sort of investments...