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ROBERT HALE: “If we find ourselves taking $52 billion out of that request, as would be required if there is no changes in the Budget…”

On the recordMay 8, 2013
If we find ourselves taking $52 billion out of that request, as would be required if there is no changes in the Budget Control Act, then the suddenness of that decline will cause serious problems.
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ROBERT HALE
Maine

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Robert Hale warns about the severe impacts of budget cuts on defense operations.

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