US House Panel OKs $690 bln In 2012 Military Spending -- Reuters
May 12 (Reuters) - A bill that would provide $690 billion for the U.S. military complex in fiscal 2012, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives' Armed Services Committee.
The legislation would authorize $553 billion for the Defense Department's base budget, the same amount sought by President Barack Obama in the request he sent to Congress in February.
The bill also includes $119 billion for "overseas contingency operations" such as Iraq and Afghanistan plus $18 billion for the Energy Department's military-related nuclear activities, Chairman Howard McKeon said in a statement on Thursday.
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