Pentagon Urges Congress Not to ‘Pull Apart’ Budget Plan
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The Pentagon is challenging lawmakers not to pull apart its $525 billion proposed budget as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta went to Capitol Hill to make the case for reduced spending linked to a new military strategy.
“There is always a danger that some people would try to pick at one part, pick and choose something that is not convenient to them, but they have a big burden this year” because of spending cuts mandated by law, Ashton Carter, Panetta’s top deputy, said in an interview yesterday.