Rick Maze writes that according to Mikulski, failure by the House and Senate to resolve negotiations by Dec. 15 could mean another round of furloughs that could affect some 650,000 DoD personnel by Jan. 15.
Hammering out a deal well ahead of the deadline will provide more time to write funding bills to keep the government open before the temporary funding expires early next year.
âThis is a dangerous time in the world, with numerous threats to our security,â she said. âWe cannot operate our military on the cheap.â