Budget Impasse Brings About Odd Alliance on Defense Spending - McDermott Will & Emery

Budget Impasse Brings About Odd Alliance on Defense Spending

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James Moran, as a former House Appropriations Committee Member, explained that defense employment is why House Republicans want a vote on a stand-alone defense appropriations bill, “Those are good jobs, generally moderate Republicans have those jobs, and if you vote to jeopardize that defense economy in your district, you can become dead meat,” Mr. Moran said.