We are writing to urge your support of the Quigley Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Act, H.R. 2028. This amendment would save taxpayers $167 million by maintaining the acquisition schedule for the nuclear-armed cruise missile nuclear warhead at the Fiscal Year 2015 request. The savings would go toward deficit reduction.
Letter to Senate Opposing OCO Slush Fund in Budget Resolution
On behalf of the undersigned organizations and our combined memberships, we urge you to oppose the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution conference report scheduled for votes this week. The conference report contains serious fiscal concerns, particularly related to billions of dollars being allocated toward the Pentagon’s war budget for ill-defined purposes.
DefenseOne Publishes Pentagon Budget Article by Lt. Gen. Gard and Angela Canterbury
Lawmakers Should Listen to the Budget Hawks, Not the Defense Hawks March 19, 2015 By Lt. General Robert Gard and Angela Canterbury There are plenty of ways the Pentagon could spend its money more efficiently. As McCain well knows, one of the most serious financial problems facing the nation is how so many taxpayer dollars […]
Letter to Congress on Cuts to Fiscal Year 2016 Pentagon Budget
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 The Honorable Mike Enzi Chairman Senate Committee on the Budget 379A Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Tom Price, M.D. Chairman House Committee on the Budget 100 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Bernie Sanders Ranking Member Senate Committee on the Budget 332 Dirksen Senate […]
Defense Budget Briefing Book and Reaction to President Obama’s FY16 Request
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amanda Waldron awaldron@armscontrolcenter.org 202.264.9400 Laicie Heeley lheeley@armscontrolcenter.org 202.586.1851 Yesterday, President Obama submitted to Congress his Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Budget Request, which includes a $534 billon base budget—the largest in nominal terms in the history of the Pentagon, ripping past sequestration caps. The president’s spending plan includes an additional $50.9 billion for […]
