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HASC Members Suggest DoD Savings In Place Of Major Cuts

Julie Samuel

Thursday, December 13th, 2012

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Senior members of a key House panel singled out acquisition reform and missile defense as areas to look at in the Pentagon to save money during these austere fiscal times. Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.)--who will hold the No. 2 spots for their parties on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) starting in January--clashed yesterday on whether they would accept more defense cuts as part of a deal to replace the 10-year “sequestration” reductions of $500 billion…

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