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Durbin: Sequestration Plans Could Help Stop Cuts

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

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A Senate leader predicted yesterday Congress still could agree to stop across-the-board Pentagon cuts from starting in March, saying lawmakers could become emboldened once they receive details on how the reductions would be implemented. The so-called sequestration cuts, of $500 billion to longterm defense plans, are widely unpopular in the White House and on Capitol Hill. Yet an increasing number of lawmakers and analysts have predicted in recent days that Democrats and Republicans won’t agree on plan to stop their…

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

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

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

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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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 […]