Latest Answers http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/1294 a view of answers sorted by date for answer page en <p>Well, to begin with the military spending as a percentage of the federal budget is less than it used to be. The biggest part of the federal spending is entitlement spending, that&rsquo;s 60 percent and military spending represents about 15 percent. So I would think their question should have been: &ldquo;Should we cut domestic spending in non-military accounts?&rdquo; Since the first obligation of a federal government is to defend the country.</p> <p><em><b>Matt Laslo:</b> But it seems like everyone is afraid of entitlements &ndash; do you see any political will&hellip;?</em></p> <p><b>Gregg:</b> Well, we&rsquo;re gonna have to face up to them because they are going to overwhelm our capacity to pay for them pretty soon.</p><p>**NOTE***: <b>Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) is the ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee</b></p> http://www.askyourlawmaker.org/answers/%2526lt%3Bp%2526gt%3Bwell%2C-begin-military-spending-percentage-federal-budget-less-it-used-be.-biggest-pa Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:59:43 -0500 Matt Laslo 1403 at http://www.askyourlawmaker.org