Congressional panels overseeing the Pentagon are rebuking additional defense budget cuts in recommendations due tomorrow to the “super committee” charged with finding $1.5 trillion in federal savings. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leaders told reporters yesterday they remain opposed to additional discretionary defense cuts from the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, a stance shared by the House Armed Service Committee (HASC). Congressional authorization committees have until tomorrow to submit proposals to the 12-member congressional deficit panel, the so-called “super committee,”…
Defense Panels Resisting More DoD Cuts
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