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February 26, 2008

Fiscal Year 2009 Army Budget

Army officials testified about the fiscal year 2009 budget request for the U.S. Army and about the future of the defense program. Topics inc… read more

Army officials testified about the fiscal year 2009 budget request for the U.S. Army and about the future of the defense program. Topics included current challenges facing the Army, including lower than hoped for recruit quality, poor retention, and long deployments. Other topics were transforming the reserve into an operational reserve and new support systems for the families of soldiers. close

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George W. Casey Jr. Chief of Staff U.S. Army
Pete Geren III Secretary U.S. Army

James M. Inhofe U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Oklahoma
Daniel K. Akaka U.S. Senator [D] Hawaii
Saxby Chambliss U.S. Senator [R] Georgia
Susan M. Collins U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Maine
Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Carolina
Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
Carl Levin U.S. Senator [D] Michigan
Joe Lieberman U.S. Senator [I] Connecticut
Claire McCaskill U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Missouri
Ben Nelson U.S. Senator [D] Nebraska
Bill Nelson U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Florida
Jack Reed U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Rhode Island
Jeff Sessions U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alabama
John Thune U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] South Dakota
Jim Webb U.S. Senator [D] Virginia

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Program ID:: 204179-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 26, 2008 | 9:34am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Mar 01, 2008 | 4:32pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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Feb 26, 2008 | 9:34am EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 26, 2008 | 10:49am EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 26, 2008 | 2:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 26, 2008 | 8:01pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 26, 2008 | 11:45pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 01, 2008 | 4:32pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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