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tsai3904
02-11-2011, 07:50 PM
INCREASES funding for the Department of Defense by 2% over last year's level. Looks like the House GOP isn't willing to compromise.

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/143641-tea-party-wins-house-gop-spending-bill-cuts-at-least-100-billion

"House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) on Friday evening introduced a revised 2011 government spending bill that the GOP said will cut at least $100 billion in spending this fiscal year, bowing to demands by Tea Party-backed House freshmen.

The continuing resolution funding the government after March 4 cuts deeply across all areas of domestic spending and singles out many programs for complete elimination.

In the CR $81 billion has been cut from non-security programs, and security-related programs have been reduced by $19 billion, compared to Obama’s 2011 budget request.

The legislation will increase funding for the Department of Defense by 2 percent over last year’s level.

“This evening, on behalf of House Republicans, Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers introduced a Continuing Resolution that will reduce spending by at least $100 billion in the next 7 months – a historic effort to get our fiscal house in order and restore certainty to the economy,” Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said in a statement."

Brett85
02-11-2011, 07:59 PM
"and security-related programs have been reduced by $19 billion, compared to Obama’s 2011 budget request."

They're requesting 19 billion less in defense than Obama wanted, so that at least seems like a step in the right direction to me.

MikeStanart
02-11-2011, 08:02 PM
Someone find last years Department of Defense Budget. I'm willing to bet this 2% increase will make this "100B cut" worthless and pointless. BAIT AND SWITCH. :mad:

tsai3904
02-11-2011, 08:02 PM
"and security-related programs have been reduced by $19 billion, compared to Obama’s 2011 budget request."

They're requesting 19 billion less in defense than Obama wanted, so that at least seems like a step in the right direction to me.

Yea, but this is one of those compromises that Ron Paul hates. Democrats want to increase spending by $50 billion and Republicans compromise and increase spending by $20 billion (numbers used are made up). In the end, spending has increased year over year.

Brett85
02-11-2011, 08:20 PM
Yea, but this is one of those compromises that Ron Paul hates. Democrats want to increase spending by $50 billion and Republicans compromise and increase spending by $20 billion (numbers used are made up). In the end, spending has increased year over year.

Right, but it's still pretty unusual to see Republicans propose a smaller defense budget than a Democratic President.