Miss. Military bases could take hit
WASHINGTON — Gulf Coast lawmakers say they’re concerned about how military bases and other defense-related interests in the region will be affected by a congressional committee’s failure to agree on a debt-reduction plan.
The committee’s deadlock, announced Monday, means automatic spending cuts will take effect beginning in 2013. Half those cuts – about $500 billion – will come from defense programs and could cost the region thousands of defense-related jobs.
Congress could decide to undo the cuts, but President Barack Obama said Monday he would veto any attempt to do that.
Clarion Ledger
11/22/11
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