WASHINGTON — Automatic cuts to defense spending that will take place if Congress doesn’t come up with a budget-reduction plan would have devastating consequences, including undermining the military’s ability to simultaneously fight more than one war, according to a report by House Republicans.
Republicans from the House Armed Services Committee estimated that defense cuts could reach $1 trillion over a 10-year period. That includes the $465 billion that Republicans say is already slated to be cut under the deficit reduction package enacted in early August. The White House Office of Management and Budget, using a differing baseline, puts the already determined cuts at $350 billion.
“Deeper cuts to our military, which has already endured the largest share of cuts in government spending, would be irresponsible,” the report concluded.
