Congress And The Pentagon Battle Over The Defense Budget

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta answers questions about the Defense Department's budget proposal as Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks on at the House Armed Service Committee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 15, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Armed Services Chairman McKeon Blasts Panetta Over Defense Budget Cuts -- The Hill

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) blasted President Obama’s new defense budget, accusing it of putting the U.S. military at risk of losing its superiority.

“The president must understand that the world has always had, and will always have, a leader,” McKeon said at Wednesday’s hearing on the 2013 budget. “As America steps back, someone else will step forward.”

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More News On The Congressional - Pentagon Budget Battles

Military leaders warn of dangers of automatic cuts -- Boston.com/AP
Panetta, Dempsey plead with Congress to avert automatic defense cuts next year -- Washington Post/AP
Panetta calls on Congress to oppose automatic defense cuts -- Daily Caller
DoD Leaders Defend Unpopular BRAC, Cost Hike Proposals -- Military.com
U.S. Defense Chief Defends Smaller Budget To Congress -- Radio Free Europe
Panetta, Dempsey: Sequestration Would Defeat Defense Strategy -- US Department of Defense
Panetta Asks Congress to Undo Sequestration, Approve BRAC -- US Department of Defense

Panetta, Forbes trade barbs over budget cuts -- Washington Times
BRAC Counter-Attack -- Time
McKeon Calls Obama Defense Cuts a ‘Strategy Founded on Hope’ -- Bloomberg Businessweek
McCain Blasts Obama Over Defense Cuts -- Chicago Tribune/US News & World Report
Panetta defends his shrunken budget ... McCain blames the president ... Will sequestration come back to bite Obama? ... U.S. weighing steep cuts to nuclear arms -- Politico
GOP lawmaker plans ‘speak-up tour’ against defense cuts -- The Hill