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Chairman McKeon published an op-ed today discussing the Obama Administration’s announced plan to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the defense budget over a 12 year period. McKeon expressed heavy skepticism and issued a warning about the cuts in the USA Today editorial (excerpt below):
Washington, D.C.—On Thursday, President Obama announced new leadership for the Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency, and the top military and diplomatic posts in Afghanistan. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (Calif.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement:
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P.
Washington, D.C.---U.S. Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today praised the passage of the budget blueprint for Fiscal Year 2012 offered by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), which would cut spending by $5.8 trillion over the next decade:
Washington, D.C.---As a courtesy to the Department of Defense, Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) yesterday introduced the “By Request” version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
The bill, numbered H.R. 1540, includes many of the legislative proposals offered by the Department of Defense for consideration by Congress.
Members of the House Armed Services Committee today heard testimony on national security priorities from Members of Congress who do not serve on the Armed Services Committee.