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Key Senators See Missile Defense Agency Programs Succeeding, So Lawmakers Likely To Provide MDA Solid Fiscal 2009 Funding

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Monday, April 28th, 2008

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Lawmakers who control the purse strings for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) see the emergent multi-layered U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield proceeding well, meaning the legislators are likely to provide robust support for the agency. It is seeking $9.43 billion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009. "This has been a good year for missile defense," said Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee defense subcommittee. Ballistic missile systems "could be operational if necessary,"…

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