Top House defense Dem plans to 'claw back' billions in nuke, wall funds

By Tony Bertuca / February 27, 2020 at 4:51 PM
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said today he has plans to "claw back" billions of defense dollars the Trump administration has slated for modernizing nuclear weapons and building a southern border wall. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) told reporters the upcoming fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill will likely reallocate $2.5 billion from the National Nuclear Security Administration toward the purchase of a Virginia-class submarine. "It's going to look like us trying to claw back that money, specifically...

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