If you exclude the OCO [Overseas Contingency Operations] accounts, the overseas accounts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and you look at real dollar defense budgets, the defense budget is 40 percent higher than it was in 2001 in real dollars.
Andrews highlights the increase in defense budget since 2001, excluding certain accounts.
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Thank the witnesses for their preparation. I was looking at a document today that identified the security environment for the United States.
A bill that Mr. Courtney introduced on April 17th that would put off that rate increase for 2 years, would not add a penny to the deficit.
I again want to commend you for participating in the negotiation of the joint committee that I think is given a very solid place for us to begin.
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