It's not the end of missile defense, but we'll take it: Even with North Korea and Iran beating the drums, Democrats managed to hold tight in committee and vote down increases in funding missile defense programs. Mind you, the darn thing is still getting around $11 billion of your tax dollars for FY10... but still. Every journey and all...
Our folks on Capitol Hill anticipate that the whole House will concur in turning down the increases, but predict more of a struggle in the Senate.
Why not take action while you can? Take action to hold down missile defense funding. Here's an excerpt of the story:
Markup Report: House Armed Services Republicans Lose Bid to Hike Missile Defense Spending | By: Eugene Mulero | GalleryWatch | 6/16/2009 2:31:20 PM
House Armed Services Committee Republicans today lost a bid to reverse cuts in missile defense spending proposed by the Obama administration.
After a long and heated debate this morning, the typically bipartisan Armed Services panel voted along party lines to back the administration’s $9.3 billion funding request for missile defense. The move came as the panel began its markup of the 2010 Defense authorization bill, which is expected to stretch late into the evening.
Republicans sought to increase missile defense funding by an additional $120 million to pay for a ground-based, midcourse defense system at Fort Greely, Alaska, under an amendment offered by Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio), ranking member of the panel’s Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Instead, the panel approved by roll call vote, 35-27, a substitute amendment from Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) that did not include the $120 million. In effect, the vote was an endorsement of the administration’s missile defense request.
Missile defense is a good thing. I should know. I'm an active duty Patriot Missile soldier. Missile defense works. We train hard to be able to shoot down enemy TBM's. We do what you say is impossible daily.
Posted by: Chockblock | June 18, 2009 at 12:18 AM