The loss of Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC), will undoubtedly impact Congress’ oversight of the Pentagon’s budget, observers said. Inouye, a World War II hero and the second-longest-serving senator in U.S. history, died yesterday at Walter Reed Medical Center following respiratory complications. He was 88. Inouye, who also chaired the SAC’s Defense subcommittee (SAC-D), was an unabashed backer of the Pentagon. He frequently supported providing and increasing funding for weapons programs he believed…
SAC Chairman Inouye, Major DoD Backer, Dies
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