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GOPs slim support
may trim defense
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| United Press International
WASHINGTON — President
jieagan is showing signs of flexi-
pility on his defense budget in
f he face of slim support from
penate Republicans.
Publicly, Reagan and his top
tides say the administration re
quest for a 10 percent growth in
nilitary spending might be trim
med because cheaper fuel, lower
Inflation and a new MX missile
pasing plan will save money. In a
^hite House meeting Tuesday
A'ith 10 Republican members of
he Senate Budget Committee, it
tecame obvious that support for
he 10 percent rate from
Reagan’s own party is severely
jacking.
Reagan was ready to disclose
borne of the lower Figures for fis
cal 1984 military spending
Wednesday to Senate Budget
bommittee Chairman Pete
bomenici, R-N.M., and the
f anking Democrat, Sen. Chiles
mwton of Florida.
After the meeting Tuesday
bith GOP members from the
committee, both Domenici and
Senate Majority Leader Howard
Baker reported that the presi
dent stuck to his proposed 10
percent increase in defense
spending.
But sources said only one of
the group, Sen. John Tower, R-
Texas, backed the president’s
request.
Following the two-hour
White House meeting, Domeni
ci told reporters that the admi
nistration did suggest reFiguring
costs for inflation, fuel and areas
of the MX missile program,
which could result in a reduc
tion.
He said the savings might be
in the ballpark of 1 percent, and
even that may be a little high.
“I told him it would be very
difficult to get it (his proposal
for a 10 percent increase in de
fense spending) out of commit
tee, and I think he ended up
seeing that on the basis of the
various senators speaking for
themselves,” Domenici said.
“The president, as of Wednes
day, is still asking that we consid
er his 10 percent increase in de
fense.”
The budget committee was
scheduled to begin drafting a
budget resolution Wednesday,
but progress was expected to be
slow. The House version of the
budget, drawn by Democrats,
authorizes only a 4 percent de
fense increase.
A majority of Republicans on
the Senate committee are be
lieved to favor about a 5 percent
increase which includes infla
tion.
“The committee clearly indi
cated to the president the votes
aren’t there for his 10 percent
increase,” Sen. Nancy Kasse-
baum, R-Kan., said.
Deputy press secretary Larry
Speakes said in a statement after
the meeting, “With regard to de
fense spending, the president
said it might be possible to find
additional savings as a result of
lower inflation and lower fuel
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