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Fort Campbell supporters head to Washington

24 views · Published 27 February 2013 · 1:18 · Indexed 6 October 2026

Channel: FOX NASHVILLE · 2013 · News & Politics

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - The sequester would cut about $85 billion in federal spending this year alone. Defense spending accounts for 50% of the cuts. A group that supports Fort Campbell is in Washington, D.C. for an annual trip supporting the post. We spoke with a member of that delegation by Skype Tuesday evening.In sequestration, says CEO of the Economic Development Council James Chavez. The big talk right now, I mean several thousand folks would be furloughed, for a max. What they're planning for is 22 days over the next year that people would take furlough days. One day per pay period.Fort Campbell would take an estimated $69 million hit. Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the cuts would trigger the most serious military readiness crisis in over a decade. Federal agencies will begin slashing their budgets by this Friday if Congress does not reach a budget deal.

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