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Rep. McKeon To Fight Missile Defense Cuts As He Takes Top Republican Spot On Authorizing Panel, The House Armed Services Committee

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Monday, June 15th, 2009

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House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Republicans selected Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon of California as their top-ranked GOP member, and McKeon said he will fight to reverse missile defense cuts that President Obama espouses. Obama proposes cutting several missile defense programs in the defense budget for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and the HASC strategic forces subcommittee already has endorsed that proposal. McKeon sits on that panel. The fight moves into high gear tomorrow when the full HASC…

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