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Panel Chair Resists Defense Cuts In Light of Navy Readiness Concerns

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

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The head of a House panel rebuked calls for cutting the Pentagon’s budget yesterday while citing concerns about the readiness of Navy aircraft and ships. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) highlighted his qualms at the outset of a hearing of the House Armed Services Readiness subcommittee, which he chairs, about a contrast between “our Navy readiness posture due to decreased funding with the increase in military capabilities of many emerging powers,” including China. He noted that recently retired defense secretary Robert…

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