Reed Statement on SecDef Hegseth's Call to Slash Defense Spending by Eight Percent Annually
February 20, 2025
February 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed Statement on SecDef Hegseth's Call to Slash Defense Spending by Eight Percent Annually
WASHINGTON, DC - This week, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent a directive ordering senior military officials to submit plans to slash defense spending by 8 percent annually, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committ . . .
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Reed Statement on SecDef Hegseth's Call to Slash Defense Spending by Eight Percent Annually
WASHINGTON, DC - This week, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent a directive ordering senior military officials to submit plans to slash defense spending by 8 percent annually, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committ . . .