On the recordJanuary 2, 2011
Well, some people have pointed out that in the Defense budget, we have about 40 percent overhead. And we require our Defense contractors to only have 15 percent overhead.
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Rand Paul discusses the inefficiencies in the Defense budget and suggests areas for cuts.
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