More on Budget
Budget cuts should not weaken security
Sep 10, 2014
Column
In 2011, I presented a question to then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates during a budget hearing with the House Armed Services Committee. To get to zero threat, I asked, what would be the annual cost of the defense budget — $1 trillion, $2 trillion or...
Hope to see you at Congress on Your Corner... Benghazi investigation marches on... And more...
Feb 6, 2014
eNewsletter
GIVEN THE APPARENT GOODWILL toward the prospect of regular-order, there’s a lot of attention being paid to the upcoming budget cycle for Fiscal Year 2015, which, for the House and Senate, begins just a few weeks from now. Though so far, the...
Budget deal needs real Pentagon reforms
Feb 4, 2014
Column
Imagine a combat infantryman with 25 years of military service, through times of war and peace. Now retired, this veteran struggles with back pain and arthritis, warranting a disability rating and modest compensation for decades of grueling service...
Integrity of process endured
Oct 19, 2013
Column
Now that the government shutdown is over, analysis of who was right and who was wrong, who won and who lost is sure to continue for weeks. Consider most of it background noise. Although the politics of the shutdown are enticing, it’s more important...
Let's Put California Back on Track
Jun 5, 2012
Column
With every election comes a choice. Now that the June 5 California state-wide Primary is here, San Diegans have a decision to make and the contrast in choices could not be clearer. One option is stamping the codependent relationship between the...
Exempt Military Pay from Budget Trigger
Dec 1, 2011
Press Release
Washington D.C.— In a letter to President Obama, Congressman Duncan Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, urged the President to use authority provided in the Budget Control Act to exempt military pay for active duty service...
Hunter: America Needs a Balanced Budget Amendment
Nov 18, 2011
Press Release
Washington D.C.—Congressman Duncan Hunter reiterated strong support for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. The legislation, considered today, received a majority of votes in the House, but failed to collect the 2/3 majority needed to...
No Good Outcome for National Defense in Debt Deal
Aug 3, 2011
Press Release
Washington DC—Congressman Duncan Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, today said there is “no good outcome for national defense” in the debt limit agreement. Hunter cautioned any...
Hunter Opposes Latest Debt Limit Proposal, Cites U.S. Security
Aug 1, 2011
Press Release
Washington DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter voted against the latest debt limit proposal due to the likelihood that the special committee created under the plan will fail to reach an agreement and therefore “trigger” $600 billion in defense...
Boehner Debt Plan Keeps Country on Offense
Jul 28, 2011
Press Release
Washington DC—Congressman Duncan Hunter announced today that he will support House Speaker John Boehner’s debt reduction plan. “Over the last couple months, bipartisan negotiations on the debt limit have identified almost $1 trillion in budget...
