Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Budget

Under Secretary of Defense Tina Jonas and Vice Admiral Steve Stanley, director of force structure, resources and assessment, for the Joint S… read more

Under Secretary of Defense Tina Jonas and Vice Admiral Steve Stanley, director of force structure, resources and assessment, for the Joint Staff, spoke to reporters about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Defense, which was released earlier in the day. The budget plan included $623 billion for the military next year, including $141 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a $50 billion down payment on the president’s plan to permanently increase the size of the armed forces by 92,000 over the next five years. close

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Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Budget

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Program ID:
196547-1
Category:
News Conference
Format:
News Conference
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Feb 05, 2007 | 5:06pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Feb 06, 2007 | 9:21am EST | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Feb 05, 2007 | 5:06pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Feb 06, 2007 | 1:36am EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Feb 06, 2007 | 9:21am EST | C-SPAN 2
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