CBO projected in February 2013 that under the sequester and Budget Control Act caps: 1  Non-defense discretionary spending outlays will be reduced from $615.0 billion in 2012 to approximately $586.3 billion in 2013, a reduction of $28.7 billion or 4.7%. Defense spending will fall again to $593.4 billion in 2014, a decrease of $34.2 billion or 5.5%. 2  Defense spending will rise gradually from $593 billion in 2014 to $714 billion by 2023, an annual growth rate of 2.1% during the 2014 to 2023 period and 0.6% for the 2012-2023 period.
The third line of the second verse of Stand by Me derives from Psalms 46:2c. There have been over 400 recorded versions of Stand by Me performed by many artists. The song has been featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me. A music video was also released to promote the film.
Stay with Me (Sam Smith song) Stay with Me is a song by English singer Sam Smith from his debut studio album In the Lonely Hour (2014). It was released in the United States on 14 April 2014 and in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2014. Stay with Me is a gospel-inspired ballad that details the protagonist pleading with his one-night stand not to leave him.