Since the first automatic cuts March 1, discretionary spending has been running close to $988 billion, of which $519 billion is for defense. The House budget pledged to meet the second round of sequestration, reducing total discretionary funds to $967 billion for 2014. But within this universe — to win needed votes — Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) promised hawks that defense would grow to $552 billion or $54 billion higher than the BCA assumes. I think we need to know where and how this $519 billion is spent.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:22:08 +0000
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