The House passed a $530 billion Pentagon spending plan last Friday, via a 336-87 vote, that is $8.9 billion smaller than President Barack Obama’s proposal and faces a veto threat from the White House. House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) Chairman C.W. “Bill” Young (R-Fla.) said it was “difficult” to make the spending cuts in the fiscal year 2012 defense appropriations bill, but said they were done “smartly and effectively.” “In this time of financial crisis, no one should be exempt from…
House Passes $530B DoD Bill Obama Could Veto
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