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Senators Press Hagel To Budget For Sequestration

Julie Samuel

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told lawmakers Wednesday he eventually will give them a clearer picture of what the next Pentagon budget would look like with “sequestration” cuts factored in, but doesn’t expect to craft a revamped budget proposal. Hagel faced Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) members frustrated that the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2014 budget request does not account for the $52 billion in sequestration reductions from October 2013 through September 2014, which are required under current law. President Barack Obama’s…

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