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Alan Grayson: The President himself said during his address to Congress that we need to, and I quote him, reform our Defense budget so…

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
The President himself said during his address to Congress that we need to, and I quote him, reform our Defense budget so that we are not paying for Cold War-era weapons systems that we don't use, unquote.
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Alan Grayson
Florida

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Grayson emphasizes the need to reform outdated defense spending as stated by the President.

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