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On the recordOctober 29, 2008
Barney Frank said that the Democrats intend to cut defense spending by 25 percent, to gut the defense budget.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Barney Frank discusses the Democratic plan to cut defense spending.

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