Returning grounded units to be ready for missions will require additional funds beyond Air Combat Command's normal budget, according to Air Force officials.

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The decision to sidestep the normal budget request process suggests the Pentagon deems the MOP upgrades to be a matter of some urgency.

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There's also a group of lawmakers who question the use of an emergency spending bill for a lot of these new programs that haven't gone through the normal budget process.

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The Department of Education has said the grammar schools cannot draw on their normal budget to pay for the tests, but has confirmed that the schools are entitled to use the money raised from parental contributions.

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This requires that we raise income taxes in the short term to 12% to cover normal on budget expenses.

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In the normal course of events, the budget committee has little to say about tax preferences, although as a member of the Finance Committee, which does have jurisdiction, Conrad is not without influence.

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They need to get that budget resolution done so they can do their normal spending process, the appropriations bills they would pass between now and October.

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Like US military assistance to South Korea, which is part of the Pentagon's budget, US military assistance to Israel is a normal aspect of routine relations between the US and its strategic allies.

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