Sen. Daniel Inouye is among a group of eight lawmakers who will meet tonight with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, according to Defense News.
The meeting comes on the eve of the Pentagon’s release of its 2013 budget requests. The group — nicknamed the “Big 8” — includes other top members of Congress who oversee defense.
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