Thursday, May 7, 2015

U.S. Secretary of Defense Carter Criticizes U.S. Republican Defense Budget Plans

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee in Washington, D.C., May 6, 2015. DoD Photo by Glenn Fawcett

Defense News: Carter, Dems Slam GOP's Inflated War Fund

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and key Senate Democrats on Wednesday slammed a Republican-concocted plan to offset defense-spending limits by inflating a war fund.

House and Senate GOP leaders' decision to inflate the Obama administration's $50.9 billion war-fund request to $89 billion is a "gimmick," says Dick Durbin of Illinois, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat and ranking member of the Appropriations Defense subcommittee.

More News On U.S. Secretary of Defense Carter Criticizing U.S. Republican Defense Budget Plans

Carter Urges Senators to Support Stable Defense Budget -- US Department of Defense
‘Road to Nowhere’: Defense Secretary Slams GOP Defense Budget -- Defense One
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter criticizes Republican budget plan -- UPI
Pentagon Chief Calls For New Multiyear Defense Spending Deal -- IBTimes
SECDEF Ash Carter: Republican Congressional Budget Proposal is ‘A Road to Nowhere’ -- USNI News
Carter's latest budget pleas largely ignored by GOP -- Military Times
Obama threatens veto of defense funding shift -- Washington Times

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