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John Fleming: “$465 billion in cuts that you are barely able to swallow and now we are talking about plussing that up to maybe a full…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2011
$465 billion in cuts that you are barely able to swallow and now we are talking about plussing that up to maybe a full trillion dollars over 10 years.
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

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Fleming expresses concern over significant budget cuts affecting national security.

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