Research
Defense Secretary Nominee Doesn't Know What U.S. Spends on Defense
Defense Spending - January 31, 2013
SEN. LINDSAY GRAHAM: "What percentage of GDP do we spend on defense?" HAGEL: "Well, we are I think it is probably 5% now in that area. In our budget, our discretionary budget.... Continue Reading »
Research
Obama’s Defense Priorities: Wrong For Ohio
Defense Spending - October 23, 2012
Obama’s FY2013 Defense Budget Would Result In The Loss Of 794 Jobs Across Ohio, Including 209 Full-Time Positions And 485 Part-Time Positions. “According to a news release from the Ohio Adjutant General’s Office, ‘The net result of the proposed Air Force reductions and National Guard mitigation efforts involving Ohio is that 794 total jobs will be lost throughout the state. Of that, 309 are full-time positions and 485 are part-time positions.’” ... Continue Reading »
Research
Obama’s Neglect Of Ohio’s Air National Guard Continues
Defense Spending - August 21, 2012
Today, Obama Will Land At Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base In Ohio, Which Would Lose More Than 200 Jobs Under Obama’s Budget. “The proposal also shows Rickenbacker Air National Guard base losing six of its 18 refueling aircraft and about 200 of its 1,150 jobs. That would have a big effect on the Ohio National Guard as well, Ashenhurst said, but wouldn’t lead to a base closure.”... Continue Reading »
Press Release
Highlights From RNC Conference Call on Obama's Defense Cuts
Defense Spending - August 2, 2012
"What we're seeing here are these defense cuts which are disproportionately hitting our armed services. It is a Washington deal which is really the latest failure in Washington. Here's what this really means to Virginians - over 200,000 hard working men and women in Virginia are at risk of losing their jobs because of this deal. these are jobs that are feeding families, they're providing customers for small businesses, they really form the building blocks for our economy and that's one of the reasons I opposed this deal from the beginning, because it disproportionately targeted our military which is already getting cuts of nearly $500 billion dollars. And then if this so called commission or super committee failed, not only were there no spending cuts but if they failed half the cuts were going to come from the paramount responsibility of the federal government which is our national defense. And also be devastating to jobs in Virginia, Northern Virginia, where President Obama is coming in today, as well as Hampton Roads and elsewhere in Virginia, but Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads will be the hardest hit.... Continue Reading »
Blog
Politics in Mansfield?
Defense Spending - August 1, 2012
So what came first, the White House being clueless Obama was landing at an air base he was closing or the contrived “mission” for the base?... Continue Reading »
