By Emelie Rutherford Whether Defense Secretary Robert Gates' latest calls for defense-spending austerity will sway congressional support for pet Pentagon programs remains to be seen, with some lawmakers standing firmly behind contested weapon systems. Gates delivered a wide-reaching address on Pentagon spending reform at the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kan., last Saturday, when lawmakers already were critiquing his speech questioning naval programs at a Navy conference in National Harbor, Md., early last week. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl…
Some Lawmakers Stand By Programs Following Gates’ Calls For Austerity
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