Shanahan: 'We're looking at numbers above $733B'

By Tony Bertuca / December 14, 2018 at 10:57 AM
Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan has confirmed the Pentagon is building a new version of its fiscal year 2020 budget that accounts for more than $733 billion, despite having been told by the White House in October to plan for $700 billion. "We're looking at numbers above the $733," he said Thursday, according to a transcript of his remarks at a National Defense Industrial Association event. "And as you know, we looked at numbers below $733," he continued. "And I...

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