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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 26th, 2011

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Smith Stance. HASC Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) says on Sept. 23 that he is “particularly concerned that further large and indiscriminate cuts to the defense budget could have a substantially negative impact on our military.” Yet, he says HASC Republicans who have been speaking out against addition defense reductions should support new taxes to prevent major cuts. “I hope my Republican colleagues will recognize that in order to avoid arbitrary cuts to defense and other important programs we must…

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