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  "path": "/2026/06/not-an-option-top-senate-defense-appropriator-says-third-reconciliation-bill-unlikely/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T18:49:54.000Z",
  "site": "https://breakingdefense.com",
  "tags": [
    "Air Warfare",
    "Congress",
    "Air Force",
    "Defense Budget 2027",
    "reconciliation",
    "Sen. Mitch McConnell",
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  "textContent": "Two top appropriators — Sens. Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins — expressed doubt that a third reconciliation bill with defense funding will pass.",
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