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Angus King: “My concern is that by using this explosion of Federal expenditures based on health care to cut things like defense and…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
My concern is that by using this explosion of Federal expenditures based on health care to cut things like defense and nondefense discretionary spending is like attacking Brazil after Pearl Harbor.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the need to address health care costs rather than cutting defense spending.

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