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HASC Chair Blasts New Deficit-Cutting Plan

Julie Samuel

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

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The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman blasted yesterday a bipartisan Senate plan for cutting the deficit that he said calls for $866 billion in security cuts over 10 years. The so-called Gang of Six plan unveiled Tuesday--which is intended to cut the nation’s deficit by roughly $4 billion over 10 years through a two-step legislative process involving immediate cuts as well as comprehensive federal spending and tax reforms--received a warm reception from the White House but mixed reviews from…

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