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Daniel Inouye: “If a deficit reduction agreement is not reached, DOD will take its first increment of an across-the-board reduction of…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
If a deficit reduction agreement is not reached, DOD will take its first increment of an across-the-board reduction of nearly $500 billion over the next 10 years.
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

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Inouye warns of significant budget cuts if no agreement is reached.

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