05/06/2009
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"Secretary Gates, will there be another Nunn-McCurdy breach on the program this year?"
"I do not support the addition of more C-17s."
"reductions in end strength for all the Active-Duty Forces, not just the Army and Marine Corps, appear inevitable due to the declining budgets and the rising cost of personnel."
"Secretary Gates, if you are presented a request for a formal position on a particular spending item of this nature, can I expect a firm and unequivocal position from you stating why you either oppose ..."