Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (R-AZ) today alleged Pentagon leaders chose to "ignore the law" by requesting $400 million for the Medium Extended Air Defense System in the fiscal year 2013 budget request. In a March 22 letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, McCain noted a provision in the FY-12 National Defense Authorization Act, included at the senator's behest, that prohibits the Pentagon from requesting more than the $400 million already appropriated for the current fiscal year...
