07/22/2013
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"The amount that is in this budget... is inadequate. And I think it is inadequate because there was the decision made to put a 1 percent cap down months ago. That was a bad decision."
"We must be clear-eyed that this budget request would represent a real cut in funding for the Department of Defense as it fails to keep pace with inflation."
"Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed, and we were able to come together in a bipartisan manner to avert a catastrophic Government default and shutdown."
"I just think it is critically important, and I think that if we don't get a good solid timeline about when things are going to happen, and I anticipate that is going to happen in June, then we can ant..."