GOP To Push For Bigger Defense Procurement Budgets, Military Pay Raises

By Thomas Duffy / January 5, 2000 at 5:00 AM
House Republicans said today they will push for more defense spending this year and will make a strong effort to sell their foreign policy ideas to the American public. During a press conference celebrating five years of Republican rule in Congress, House Republican Conference Chairman J.C. Watts (OK) said the GOP will continue to fight for more dollars for defense programs and said another military pay increase is needed to improve the lives of servicemen and women. Over the last...

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