Congress once again insists on spending $120 MILLION on new tanks – despite the army insisting that it doesn’t want them

The Ohio-based companies that provide the U.S. Army with Abrams tanks, once again proved to be one of the big winners when congress passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill this week.

The new defense spending bill will include $120 million for the 70-ton tanks – even though the army has repeatedly said it doesn’t need them.

It is the third year in a row that congress has disregarded the army’s expressed wish to suspend tank building and upgrades .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk