Hamre says balanced budget amendment will cost Pentagon $200 billion

Pentagon comptroller John Hamre said Friday that adoption of the balanced budget constitutional amendment like the one approved by the House probably would mean that the Defense Dept. would have to cut a total of at least $200 billion between fiscal 1996 and 2002 to reach a balanced budget by 2002...

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