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HAC To Unveil FY ’11 Plan With NASA, Pentagon Cuts

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Thursday, February 10th, 2011

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By Emelie Rutherford The Republican controlled House Appropriations Committee (HAC) is due to unveil today mid-year reductions to the White House's unresolved budget proposal, including cuts of $379 million to NASA and $13.2 billion to the Pentagon. The HAC released yesterday some details of its plan for the current fiscal year 2011 budget, which would amount to a $74 billion cut to President Barack Obama's proposal and is expected to face stiff resistance in the Democratically-controlled Senate. The panel unveiled…

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