Congress hints: No cuts in Iron Dome aid

Senior officials in the House of Representatives in Washington made it clear Monday that the funding for the development of missile defense systems was still a top priority in the foreign aid budget in spite of pressure from congress' republican majority to make significant spending cuts.

In an interview to The Hill, a newspaper covering the comings and goings on Capitol Hill, senior officials Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), the new chairwoman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations and Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), who sits on the Appropriations subcommittees on Defense, Homeland Security and State and Foreign Operations, said that they support the ongoing special funding allocated by the Obama administration for the Iron Dome and Arrow-3 anti missile program, aid that stands at more than $442 million.

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