Congress Needs To Look At The Entire Federal Budget

The Defense Secretary said Congress needs to look at the entire federal budget if it is to make significant cuts. And, that includes the Defense budget. Secretary Leon Panetta made his remarks during a visit to National Defense University, where he and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked with students at the National War College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair. Panetta said Defense can handle the proposed $350 billion dollar cuts proposed in the debt-ceiling deal, according to Defense.gov. But, he said, if Congress can't agree on further reductions, the Pentagon faces another $500 billion in cuts.