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Article: REP. DEFAZIO VOTES IN FAVOR OF ANNUAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 17, 2007
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Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. (4th CD), issued the following news release:
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) today voted in favor of H.R. 1585, the fiscal year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. The authorization bill sets Pentagon personnel and weapons policies for next year and provides guidance to congressional appropriators on funding levels for a variety of procurement, research and development programs.
"The Bush administration has allowed our military forces to become over-stretched and under-equipped, which harms our national security and puts individual troops at risk," said DeFazio. "This legislation will begin to the reverse the hollowing out of our forces that has happened on ...