04/28/2009
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"But the base defense budget that we rely on to defend America has to be examined and not unnecessarily weakened, in my opinion."
"I will not allow that relationship of trust to be violated."
"I think is it the next year, 2013, that it's projected to go to just $50 billion?"
"They do have to be confident the people of this country are behind them, and sometimes that means money."