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57 Lawmakers Call On Deficit Commission To Include Pentagon In Cuts

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Thursday, October 14th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said yesterday he is optimistic a presidential deficit-reduction commission will heed the call of over 50 lawmakers to seek significant weapon-system cuts in the Pentagon budget. Frank spoke to reporters yesterday in advance of the release budget-cutting proposals, due Dec. 1, from President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The bipartisan commission is charged in part with making recommendations for balancing the nation's budget, excluding interest…

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