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Though only a handful of Republicans lawmakers publicly favor the idea of a defense cut, the letter would likely become ammunition in the Capitol Hill budget battles to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t rule out the possibility the House will produce a budget resolution that implements that policy and tells the appropriators to go figure it out \u2015 [whether to] exempt defense, don\u2019t exempt defense [from cuts],\u201d McCord said on the sidelines of the McAleese and Associates conference. \u201cWe do take it seriously. I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s a super likely outcome, but that\u2019s not the same as not-worried about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House Appropriations Committee\u2019s top Democrat, Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, sent a letter in January to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the leaders of all other federal agencies seeking more details on the impact of fiscal cuts by House Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter to Austin is identical to the ones DeLauro sent to all other agency heads, which include the same queries, one of which asks: \u201cHow will these cuts affect our national security and global interests around the world?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCord said he hopes to issue a response this week after it was delayed amid the budget rollout and after White House input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are going to respond to Congresswoman DeLauro\u2019s letter with some illustrative examples and make clear our opposition to the idea,\u201d McCord said, adding that it would not be a comprehensive report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Republican leaders and the vast majority of the caucus have insisted they will slash discretionary spending without cutting the defense budget \u2014 though it\u2019s unclear how they intend to follow through on that pledge. 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