Leon Panetta expected to recommend smaller - than - expected increase in military pay . Panetta put up rhetoric about impact on Pentagon if automatic spending cuts take effect . He recently called on Congress to come up with an alternative to the automatic cuts . Two Republicans propose alternative to cuts in order to fund the military .
Leon Panetta expected to recommend smaller-than-anticipated increases in military pay . Panetta steps up rhetoric about impact on Pentagon if automatic spending cuts take effect . Obama recently called on Congress to come up with an alternative to the automatic cuts . Two Republicans propose alternative to cuts in order to protect the military .