06/18/2008
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"Our economy needs their tremendous talents and specialized skills."
"This generation of servicemembers... has borne the burden of our security during a hard decade of sacrifice."
"I will not accept any measure that attempts to turn off part of the sequester."
"The American people deserve to have their leaders come together and make the tough choices necessary to live within our means, just as American families do every day in these tough economic times."