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On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
I think we also have to acknowledge that the Budget Control Act has already put, if not devastating, very damaging, in my opinion, restraints on our military spending.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman critiques the Budget Control Act's impact on military funding.

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