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Republicans Push For Anti-Sequestration Planning With Administration

Julie Samuel

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

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Republicans are pressing the Pentagon to share details about how so-called sequestration budget cuts of $500 billion, which could start next January, would impact the defense budget. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.) offered an amendment yesterday to an agricultural bill calling for the defense secretary to report by Aug. 15 on the impact the decade-long sequestration cuts would have on the military in FY ’13, the first year that would be impacted. The language mirrors a…

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