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At Farnborough, US lawmakers tap the brakes on reconciliation

What's the status of the Pentagon's reconciliation spending request in Congress? Some lawmakers shared their perspective this week while visiting a high-profile airshow in the UK.

Reporting from the Farnborough International Airshow this week, Breaking Defense’s Valerie Insinna shares insights from nearly half a dozen visiting US lawmakers regarding the forecast for reconciliation spending. According to the House’s version of the bill, it could deliver less than a fifth of the $350 billion that the Pentagon is requesting. Some Senate lawmakers, on the other hand, said the bill may not even advance in the upper chamber.