02/03/2015
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"Secretary Gates, what more can Congress do to assist the Services in restoring the readiness of major combat units?"
"How do you view the agreement from a theater-wide strategic perspective?"
"apart from the war itself, this Department and I have no higher priority."
"It's just the old spending practices of liberal Democrats. So I hope we will be able to sit down and negotiate (AUDIO GAP) not vote for the stimulus package as it's been presented."