Spratt: Bush Budget Projections Don't Support DOD Transformation Without Force Cuts

By Thomas Duffy / August 22, 2001 at 5:00 AM
Rep. John Spratt (D-SC), the ranking member on the House Budget Committee, said today the mid-year budget review issued this week by the Bush White House will not support the administration's plan to transform the military without force structure cuts. "I'd have real problems with that,' if it happens, Spratt said. The review, released by Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels today, says projected budget surpluses will produce about $200 billion for additional defense spending over the next...

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