Contact your Senators and Representatives and urge them to support H.R. 3895, introduced by Representative Jeff Miller (R-FL-01) on 3 February 2012 and S. 2128, introduced by Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) on 17 February 2012.  The bills would amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans programs are exempt from sequestration.

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CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS Sept. 26, 2011 – 10:56 p.m. By John M. Donnelly, CQ Staff The nation’s defense establishment has mobilized to figh...

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Although the Joint Deficit Reduction Committee’s members are expressing near unanimous support for overhauling the tax code, the dozen lawmakers have significantly different ideas over how to make those revisions.

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President Obama’s latest plan for deficit reduction includes cutbacks in spending on federal pensions, health care benefits and other expenses that could have a big impact on civilian and military personnel at the Pentagon.

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Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) delivers the Weekly Republican Address, focusing on working toward a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constituti...

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From the Washington Post By Walter Pincus, Published: August 29 Less than two months on the job and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has put his ...

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ADM. DANIEL OLIVER:  Thank you very much.  I know you didn’t come to see me.  (Laughter.)  But we’re very delighted --...

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Modest Changes - “Extraordinarily difficult and very high risk" “It’s so big [the defense budget] that you can make relatively mode...

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From Politico By: Rep. J. Randy Forbes and Rep. Michael Turner and Rep. Rob Bishop and Rep. Mike Conaway July 25, 2011 04:48 AM EDT America&rs...

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For Immediate Release: July 15, 2011 Contact Claude Chafin or John Noonan (202) 225-2539 “It’s so big [the defense budget] that you ca...

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