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GOP Senators Plan January Anti-Sequestration Fight

Julie Samuel

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

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A group of GOP senators pledged yesterday to launch an aggressive fight next month for stopping $600 billion in planned defense budget cuts while still allowing some Pentagon “efficiencies.” Meanwhile, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman also unveiled legislation yesterday intended to shield the Pentagon from planned spending reductions. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), the No. 2 Senate Republican, said he and a group of Senate Armed Service Committee (SASC) members will introduce legislation after the upcoming congressional recess “that will…

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