FEINSTEIN vs. HUFFINGTON on Defense Cuts

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Feinstein voted for the $122 billion Clinton defense cuts, costing
California 179,000 jobs (Defense Budget Project)

HUFFINGTON SUPPORTED THE MODEST, $50 BILLION DEFENSE
BUILDOWN FAVORED BY DICK CHENEY AND COLIN POWELL



In 1992, Feinstein campaigned on a plan of $135 billion in defense cuts
over five years -- cuts which would have jeopardized minimum national
security goals, according to the Defense Department

HUFFINGTON OPPOSED FEINSTEIN'S DEFENSE CUTS



Feinstein voted last year to kill a "Sense of the Senate" resolution that
would have called on Congress to reconsider defense budget cuts in the
event of war, a dictatorship in Russia, the deployment of U.S. troops for
humanitarian purposes, or a hostile country obtaining nuclear bombs (Vote
#71, 3/23/93)

HUFFINGTON SUPPORTS RECONSIDERATION OF DEFENSE CUTS



Feinstein voted to cut funding for ballistic missile defense by $400
million (Vote #251, 9/9/93)

HUFFINGTON VOTED DOWN AN ATTEMPT BY RON DELLUMS TO SLASH BALLISTIC
MISSILE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION IN HALF (Vote #474, 9/29/93)



Feinstein voted against the Robb amendment to prohibit further defense
cuts (Vote #79, 3/24/94)

HUFFINGTON VOTED TO PROTECT DEFENSE SPENDING FROM FURTHER CUTS (Vote
#112, 4/14/94)



Feinstein introduced legislation to delay the base closure process -- but
could only muster 18 Senate votes in support of it

HUFFINGTON VOTED TO DELAY THE NEXT ROUND OF MILITARY BASE CLOSINGS FROM
1995 UNTIL 1997 (Vote #194, 5/24/94) VOTED FOR $8.816
BILLION IN NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND DEFENSE
DEPT. FAMILY HOUSING, HALF A BILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN
CLINTON REQUESTED (#193, 5/24/94)

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