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US House Advances Amendment to Slash Defense Secretary Austin’s Salary
US House Advances Amendment to Slash Defense Secretary Austin’s Salary
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The US House of Representatives on Wednesday advanced a measure to cut Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s salary to $1, attaching the pay cut as an amendment to the lower chamber’s Defense Department appropriations bill.
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House lawmakers agreed to the amendment by voice vote. The measure was brought by US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Greene pointed toward a decline in military recruitment, the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Pentagon’s approach to the Ukraine conflict as reasons to reduce Austin’s salary. Lawmakers are attempting to pass government funding legislation before the end of the month to avoid a shutdown. The White House has warned that US national security and military servicemembers could be negatively impacted by a shutdown. Both the Senate and House of Representatives are considering short-term funding bills to give Congress more time to pass standard appropriations bills, although there are discrepancies between the two chambers’ proposals.
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US House Advances Amendment to Slash Defense Secretary Austin’s Salary
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US House of Representatives on Wednesday advanced a measure to cut Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s salary to $1, attaching the pay cut as an amendment to the lower chamber’s Defense Department appropriations bill.
House lawmakers agreed to the amendment by voice vote. The measure was brought by US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
"Secretary Austin has not fulfilled his job duties. As a matter of fact, he’s destroying our military," Greene said during remarks in support of the amendment.
Greene pointed toward a decline in military recruitment, the
withdrawal from Afghanistan and the
Pentagon’s approach to the Ukraine conflict as reasons to reduce Austin’s salary.
Lawmakers are attempting to pass government funding legislation before the end of the month to
avoid a shutdown. The White House has warned that US national security and military servicemembers could be negatively impacted by a shutdown.
27 September 2023, 17:32 GMT
Both the Senate and House of Representatives are considering
short-term funding bills to give Congress more time to pass standard appropriations bills, although there are discrepancies between the two chambers’ proposals.
