Trump Signs $717 Billion Military Funding Bill

Trump Signs $717 Billion Military Funding Bill
President Donald Trump signs the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act at the Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield in Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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FORT DRUM, N.Y.—A roomy hangar at Fort Drum in upstate New York, with several helicopters and humvees thrown in, provided the backdrop for the signing of the military funding bill for fiscal 2019.

President Donald Trump signed the measure while surrounded by soldiers from Fort Drum, which is home to the Army’s 10th Mountain Division and has deployed more troops overseas than any other U.S. base since 9/11.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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