View From the Hill: Defense Authorization Bill Has Positive Aspects
November 01, 2008
November 01, 2008
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 1 -- The Association of the United States Army issued the following newsletter article:
Well, folks, at the eleventh hour - no, make that the fourteenth hour - Congress finally sent the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization Bill to the president for signature.
While it is missing many amendments that AUSA had hoped to see included, it does have many positive aspects. The bill authorizes $531.4 billion in base Defense Department spending, along . . .
Well, folks, at the eleventh hour - no, make that the fourteenth hour - Congress finally sent the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization Bill to the president for signature.
While it is missing many amendments that AUSA had hoped to see included, it does have many positive aspects. The bill authorizes $531.4 billion in base Defense Department spending, along . . .