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Lawmakers Submit Legislation To Set Defense Spending Floor Of 4 Percent; Analyst Sees This As Minimal

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Monday, February 16th, 2009

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Every $1 Billion In Defense Outlays Sustains 6,500 Jobs Across Nation Legislation saying that defense spending couldn't fall to less than 4 percent of U.S. economic output was unveiled by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The joint resolution was submitted as President Obama is reconsidering the justification for many defense programs, including weapons platforms, and some Democrats in Congress are…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]