03/06/2012
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"But in recent years, our Nation's status in that regard has been threatened."
"When you consider how much funding was needed to keep up with inflation, the cut was more like $1.3 billion."
"Fortunately, the Senate rejected that plan."
"I think a society ultimately will be judged by the ways in which, even in difficult times, priorities are chosen."