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The Spectacle Blog
Today several members of the conservative Republican Study Committee are filing an amendment to the continuing appropriations that would roll non-security spending back to 2008 levels. It contains a 5.5 percent across-the-board cut of all accounts in eight non-security divisions of the continuing resolution, an 11 percent across-the-board cut in legislative branch spending, and no cuts in aid to Israel. The full text is here. The idea is to get to the full $100 billion in savings. There will be a vote later today, probably early this afternoon.
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Real American| 2.18.11 @ 12:23PM
or better yet, 1932 levels.
Tom Skypek | 2.18.11 @ 12:32PM
Conservatives shouldn't cower from cutting the defense budget, when appropriate. There is a lot of waste in the Pentagon and many opportunities to cut. Foreign aid shouldn't be sacrosanct, either. We should reduce all foreign aid that doesn't clearly advance the national interest. We shouldn't dispense foreign aid out of altruism; it is supposed to advance the national interest in some tangible way. It was not the vision of the Founding Fathers for this country to subsidize a global welfare state. We give foreign aid to roughly 150 countries with a generally poor return on investment. Pushing for reasonable cuts to the defense budget is a conservative thing to do. It all comes back to our grand strategy, though--for what purpose dose the U.S. engage in foreign affairs? The answer to that question determines your military requirements and what you need to spend in order to achieve your defense policy objectives.
Occam's Tool| 2.18.11 @ 1:18PM
Israel advances our interests in the Middle East. It, alone, fights terror.
Red Phillips | 2.18.11 @ 2:55PM
OT, which Article and Section of the Constitution authorizes foreign aid? Please be specific. Thanks.
Clint| 2.18.11 @ 1:28PM
100,000 U.S. Troops In Afghanistan.
47,000 U.S. Troops in Iraq.