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Deficit-Cutting Committee Not Seen As Strong On Defense

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

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NEW YORK--With most of the members of a new deficit-cutting congressional committee named yesterday, some defense watchers predicted it will not spare the Pentagon budget substantial cuts. Six Republicans--three from the House and Senate each--were named yesterday to the 12-member Joint Select Committee charged with finding up to $1.5 trillion in additional federal budget cuts over the next decade, the House and Senate GOP leaders announced. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced on Tuesday the three Democrats from his…

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

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House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]