A Senate panel approved a $511 billion defense budget yesterday that adds funds for ships, tanks and aircraft to the Pentagon’s budget proposal while supporting a controversial missile-defense program supported by the administration but opposed elsewhere in Congress. The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) passed its version of the fiscal year 2013 defense appropriations bill yesterday as Congress prepared to recess until the second week of September. When the House and Senate return to Washington they are expected to pass a…
SAC OK’s DoD Plan With Weapon Adds As Hill Plans Temp Budget
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