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Some Lawmakers Stand By Programs Following Gates’ Calls For Austerity

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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

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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…

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