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Milley: Rolling Back Spending To FY ‘22 Levels Risks ‘Significant’ Program Cuts, Geo-Strategic Implications

Milley: Rolling Back Spending To FY ‘22 Levels Risks ‘Significant’ Program Cuts, Geo-Strategic Implications
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley testifies before the House Appropriations Committee-Defense on the Fiscal 2024 Department of Defense Budget in the Rayburn House Office Building, March 23, 2023, in Washington D.C. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

The Pentagon’s top uniformed official said a reported plan from House Republican leadership to cap fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending at FY ‘22 levels would risk ‘significant’ program cuts at the Pentagon and potentially lead to more “aggressive moves” by adversaries. Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cited the implications of potential spending cuts as well as operating under a year-long continuing resolution (CR) during a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on Thursday alongside…

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