US: Lawmakers move to boost 2013 defense budget

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US: Lawmakers move to boost 2013 defense budget

Reuters – Pentagon chief Leon Panetta warned lawmakers last month not to pick apart piece by piece the finely balanced 2013 defense budget he sent to Capitol Hill earlier this year. But lawmakers in the Republican-led House of Representatives are doing exactly that. The House Armed Services Committee began work on Wednesday on a defense policy bill that would authorize nearly $4 billion in spending above the amount Panetta requested in the Pentagon budget he had proposed. Read Article

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