http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/article\/20100202\/NEWS01\/2020354\/Obama+plan+could+send+more+defense+dollars+to+Isles<\/a><\/p>\nPosted on: Tuesday, February 2, 2010<\/p>\n
Obama plan could send more defense dollars to Isles<\/h1>\n
By John Yaukey<\/p>\n
Advertiser Washington Bureau<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2014 President Obama’s $3.8 trillion proposed budget, released yesterday, contains $708 billion for defense \u2014 a record amount that will have important implications for Hawai’i’s military-dependent economy.<\/p>\n
The overall proposed budget, which would take effect Oct. 1, is 3 percent larger than what the government is spending this year, according to the Office of Management and Budget.<\/p>\n
It includes a 3.4 percent increase in the Pentagon’s base budget and $159 billion to fund the U.S. military missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.<\/p>\n
It contains a 1.4 percent basic pay raise for the military, and an average housing increase of 4.2 percent.<\/p>\n
“It should keep salaries roughly in concert with the private sector,” said Robert Hale, comptroller for the Pentagon.<\/p>\n
Also for Hawai’i in the budget, the White House says:<\/p>\n
\u2022 $785.9 million to provide health coverage to low-income children and families.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tax cuts for many families.<\/p>\n
\u2022 $179.6 million for schools, students and teachers.<\/p>\n
\u2022 $294.8 million to fix and expand the state’s roads and highways, modernize airports, and expand water and sewer infrastructure.<\/p>\n
\u2022 $71.2 million in new funding for Pell grants to help pay for college.<\/p>\n
\u2022 $156.8 million for housing assistance.<\/p>\n
The proposed 2011 defense budget contains increases for programs important for military people, their quality of life and their families:<\/p>\n
\u2022 $30.9 billion overall for medical care, an increase of 5.8 percent over the 2010 enacted level. That includes increases in funding for brain injuries and mental health.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A 3 percent increase in family support programs, above the 2010 enacted level. That includes a bump for childcare services, career education and life-skills counseling, such as handling finances.<\/p>\n
Yesterday’s proposed budget coincided with the Pentagon’s release of its congressionally mandated four-year strategy report, known as the Quadrennial Defense Review.<\/p>\n
That plan stresses boots on the ground over expensive weapons systems, but it still pours significant funding into the new F-35 fighter and into ship-building, both of which will affect the make-up of the military in Hawai’i.<\/p>\n
The budget and the defense review draw together factors that will play heavily in Hawai’i during the coming fiscal year and beyond.<\/p>\n
Perhaps the most important factor in how Hawai’i fares in the budget process is the role of Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawai’i, chairman of the Appropriations Committee and its defense subcommittee. He will play a leading role in how the defense review is implemented through the budget, as well as in the budget negotiations that steer money toward Hawai’i and other locales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Obama unveiled a proposed budget that includes a record $708 billion for the military. So much for freezing the budget. The military gets a special exemption. >><< http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/article\/20100202\/NEWS01\/2020354\/Obama+plan+could+send+more+defense+dollars+to+Isles Posted on: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Obama plan could send more defense dollars to Isles By John Yaukey Advertiser Washington Bureau WASHINGTON \u2014 President Obama’s $3.8 … <\/p>\n
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