House Panel Aims to Confront China With $6 Billion in New Defense Spending

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D. to Andersen AFB, Guam, prepares to fly a bilateral mission with Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15s in the vicinity of the Senkaku Islands, on Aug. 15, 2017. U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail

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The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has bipartisan support to accelerate up to $6.1 billion in funding for the Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative (IPDI) to challenge China’s aggression.