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Defense Approps Chair To Navy, Air Force: Find Cuts Or Congress Will

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Friday, February 27th, 2015

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Defense Approps Chair To Navy, Air Force: Find Cuts Or Congress Will

The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for routine operations. General Dynamics' sales in the quarter benefited from work on the Block IV version of the class. Photo: U.S. Navy

The chairman of the House defense appropriations committee warned senior Navy and Air Force officials this week that they will not be funded above the limits outlined in the 2011 Budget Control Act, urging them to prioritize and find savings on their own or lawmakers will do it for them.Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) told the services’ leadership that the committee plans to enforce the restrictions imposed by the BCA, accusing the White House of ignoring the law by proposing a…

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