U.S. Congressional Defense Leaders Set for Budget Battle
With sequestration cuts, congressional appropriations committees will take on added prominence
With sequestration cuts, congressional appropriations committees will take on added prominence
Retiring House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), who holds the same position on the panel’s defense subcommittee, will exit the House chamber for the final time this year. Meanwhile, Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-Fla.), the defense subcommittee’s chairman, is locked in a competitive re-election race.