Lawmakers swap tanker funds from Marines to Air Force
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The House and Senate authorizers have cut majority of Marine Corps' fiscal 2006 funding request for new aerial refueling tankers. House and Senate versions of fiscal 2006 defense authorization bill have slashed the requested number of Marine Corps KC-130J tankers from 12 to 4, using the money to add nine Air Force C-130Js to the budget, but the Senate version of the legislation would add funds to sustain the Marines' existing tanker fleet.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2005
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Congress' budget level is $3 billion under Bush figure
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The US House and the Senate each have approved the Defense Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2004, which provides $368.7 billion in new discretionary spending authority for the Department of Defense. The approved amount is $3 billion below the president's FY 2004 request, and the House and Senate remain far apart on multiyear funding for the Virginia-class submarines.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2003
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