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Hagel ‘Not Pleased’ With House Budget Markup, Spokesman Says

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Hagel ‘Not Pleased’ With House Budget Markup, Spokesman Says
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2015 budget request before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 5, 2014. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Hagel to testify on the budget request. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is “not pleased” with the defense authorization bill passed by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) earlier this week and is hopeful that as the budget process moves forward lawmakers will recognize the tough choices that need to be made, Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said Friday. HASC rebuffed cuts proposed by the Pentagon for fiscal 2015 to some high profile programs, moves defense officials say are aimed at saving money in an era of…

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