Hartzler and House vote to replace dangerous defense cuts with common sense reductions elsewhere
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-4), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has taken action to ensure the United States is able to provide for its defense – voting to replace dangerous defense cuts under the sequestration process with common sense spending reductions elsewhere. “The first responsibility of the United States government is to provide for the common defense,” said Hartzler. “Without further action by the Senate and the Obama Administration, significant across the board cuts to defense will take place in January of next year as part of the sequestration process resulting from the failure of legislators to reach an agreement on how to reduce the deficit. This sequestration process came about as a result of the Budget Control Act that raised the debt ceiling – which I voted against.”
