Rep. David Obey, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said today that his committee will not exempt the Department of Defense from a three-year spending freeze in the 2011 budget.
The freeze proposed by President Obama exempts defense spending.
“We will not exceed [Obama’s] requested level for appropriations, but we will also not exempt any department or activity from review, including foreign aid and the Pentagon, because none of them are without waste,” Obey said, according to The Hill.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner have also said the Pentagon should not be exempt from cuts.
