A source said he sent the letter to bipartisan committee chairs.
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks at the end of a Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting on September 6, 2024 at the US air base in Ramstein, southwestern Germany.
Austin's letter does not signal opposition to a one-month stopgap – but he urges "action immediately after the election." "The repercussions of Congress failing to pass regular appropriations legislation for the first half of FY 2025 would be devastating to our readiness and ability to execute the National Defense Strategy," Austin writes.
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