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Ryan Budget Cuts $5.3 Trillion, Lowers Spending Cap

By Benny Martinez on March 20, 2012

House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Tuesday unveiled his 2013 budget that would cut $5.3 trillion from President Obama’s budget and caps spending below the level both parties agreed to during last year’s debt ceiling debacle.

Republicans On Defense Committee Reject Proposed Military Cuts

By Elana Goldberg on February 15, 2012

Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee voiced multiple criticisms today regarding President Obama’s 2013 Defense Budget.

Bipartisan Tug of War Over Defense Budget Cuts

By Deanna Gillen on February 3, 2012

A group of 100 Democratic Congressman, led by Jim Himes (D. CT), sent a letter to Obama yesterday urging him to veto a bill that would roll back the defense cuts. Scheduled to take effect in 2013, the sequestration cuts would include $500 billion from the Department of Defense, the…

Pentagon Poised To Reduce Troop Levels, Slow Soldier Pay

By Justin Duckham on January 26, 2012

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Thursday that the Pentagon will cut military spending in the coming years by shedding 1000,000 troops, raising health care costs for veterans and slowing the growth of soldier pay.