“This hearing takes place at a time when we have to make many difficult choices given the fiscal environment that confronts us. Mr. Secretary, as you’ve discussed many times, the Budget Control Act required the Department to identify $ 487 billion in savings over the coming decade. We recognize that, overall, this budget declines by nearly $ 30 billion including base and Overseas Contingency Operations funding compared to fiscal year 2012. We also recognize that this budget is a result of strategic review and threat assessment; it is not simply an effort to meet targets set in the BCA.”
Infantry Graduates are Among First in Nation to Get New United States Mint Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar
February 23, 2012 By
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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Nearly two hundred graduating Army Infantry soldiers today were among the first Americans to receive the newly released United States Mint 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar. The coins were presented to members of the 198th Infantry Brigade's F Company, 2d Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, gathered at Fort Benning's Parade Field for their graduation ceremony. The commemorative coins, authorized by Public Law 110-357, the "National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act," honor the service and legacy of U.S. Army Infantry soldiers.
Daily climate summary issued at 130 AM EDT WED FEB 22 2012
February 23, 2012 By
Saginaw Climate Summary for February 21 2012… High: 38 Low: 27 Mean: 33 Precipitation: T Snowfall: T Peak Wind: West at 26 mph NWS Forecast Office Detroit/Pontiac MI Daily Climate Summary
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Privately-owned housing starts in January 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 699,000. This is 1.5 percent (+/- 16.8%)* above the revised December 2011 estimate of 689,000. January 2012: +1.5 % change December 2011: -1.9 % change U.S. Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room
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