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Congress’ Massive To-Do List

September 11, 2013 | U.S. News & World Report | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Congress came back to town this week and there is plenty to do in the brief time both chambers are in session during September. First,... Read More

Obama and the GOP Hawks

September 10, 2013 | National Review Online | Budget & Tax , National Security

By all accounts, President Obama’s efforts to lobby Congress in support of military intervention in Syria are going poorly. Perhaps most... Read More

VA Budget Skyrockets Despite Federal Spending Cuts

September 09, 2013 | Dayton Daily News | National Security

DAYTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs spends more today in inflation adjusted dollars than it did after World War II and the Vietnam... Read More

Don’t Bomb Us Back to the Fiscal Stone Age

September 06, 2013 | U.S. News & World Report | Budget & Tax , National Security

The decision by the President to seek Congressional debate and votes regarding military action against Syria is the talk of Washington this... Read More

Don’t Use Syria to Pump Up Pentagon Spending

September 04, 2013 | CNN | Budget & Tax , National Security

(CNN) -- A number of conservative hawks, including Senator John McCain and House Armed Services Committee chair Howard P. "Buck" McKeon,... Read More

The Pentagon’s Place in this Fall’s Budget Battle

September 04, 2013 | Capital Insider | Budget & Tax , National Security

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says the U.S. will reach its $16.7 trillion borrowing limit in mid-October. Unless Congress acts, a big part of... Read More

Letter to the Editor: Congess Adds to the Pentagon’s Budget Bloat

September 03, 2013 | The Washington Post | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Walter Pincus hit the nail on the head with his Aug. 27 Fine Print column, “The defense appropriations shuffle.” There are still billions of... Read More

Okla. Sen. Inhofe criticizes military budget cuts

August 08, 2013 | Associated Press | Budget & Tax , National Security

OKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma condemned budget cuts to the nation's armed services Tuesday, telling a group of... Read More

Oklahoma GOP US Sen. Inhofe to run for 4th term

August 08, 2013 | Associated Press | National Security

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe said Wednesday that he will seek a fourth term in the U.S. Senate, telling... Read More

Conservative Groups Urge Open Rule on Defense Appropriations

July 26, 2013 | Congressional Quarterly News | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Conservative groups and budget watchdogs on Monday urged House Republican leaders to abandon a plan to limit debate on the largest annual... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More