By Jen DiMascio The president yesterday asked Congress to approve $515.4 billion to fund the Pentagon's basic operations in fiscal year 2009--along with an initial $70 billion placeholder request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That represents a 7.5 percent increase, or 35.9 billion more than what Congress approved last year, according to Defense Secretary Robert Gates. "A more detailed request will be submitted this spring, when the department has a better picture of what level of funding will…
President Requests $515.4 Billion For Basic Defense Funding In FY ’09
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