10/13/2008
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"We're not trying to get rid of the benefit, we're not trying to get rid of the commissary in their locations. We're trying to reduce the taxpayer subsidy."
"The increased resources flowing to defense will have a near-term, positive impact on readiness, modernization, and quality of life."
"Mr. Chairman, we have got to come to an agreement on the definitions and the baseline."
"Even former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen called the nation's long-term deficits our number one national security threat."