House committee approves $408 billion for defense spending

[struggle4progress]

By Liz Sidoti
ASSOCIATED PRESS

2:51 p.m. June 7, 2005

WASHINGTON – A House committee approved a $408 billion defense measure Tuesday that would shift some of the Pentagon's priorities for funding major weapons systems.
The bill would restore some money for several programs the Pentagon wanted to scale back, including Navy shipbuilding, and would slice funds for systems that House lawmakers say have experienced significant development and contracting delays.

Approved by the House Appropriations Committee, the bill also provides an initial $45 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year even though President Bush has not yet made such a request. His administration argues that it is too early to tell what will be needed, but lawmakers don't want to wait. <snip>

The House hopes to vote on the bill, which provides money for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, next week. The Senate is working on its own version. <snip>

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20050607-1451-defensebudget.html

[proud patriot]

1. This makes me see red

:grr:

[mbperrin]

2. Why do they hate America? At least a trillion if they really

love the red, white and Halliburton!

[halobeam]

3. speechless

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Seems like it should be called offense spending, cuz that is

exactly how it is used. Meanwhile American taxpayers die for lack of food, medicine and or healthcare. Sick bastards.