States' 2003 Budgets Cut By $14.5 Billion, Survey Says
After a Democratic attempt to add more funds was derailed, the House passed legislation cutting military construction in 2004 by $1.5 billion, or 14%, from fiscal 2003's level. The measure, approved June 26 by a 428-0 vote, would provide $9.2 billion for a variety of Dept. of Defense projects around the world.
The picture isn't any brighter in the Senate, where the Appropriations Committee was debating a "milcon" measure that contained the same amount of money as the House version.