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On the recordMarch 20, 2012
I think that the message coming out of Washington, D.C., is that the military is going to be the bill payer for the fiscal irresponsibility of Washington, D.C.
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Allen West
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

West criticizes the military being targeted for budget cuts due to government fiscal irresponsibility.

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