We cannot cut this defense budget anymore. It is interesting in all this debate, not much has been said about the soldier. The first place that you cut, the easiest place that you cut is from the soldier, himself or herself from those who are on the high seas, who keep the airplanes flying. We should not forget those because they are the first to be cut in an event of a cut such as this amendment would provide.
Addressing concerns about potential cuts to the defense budget and its impact on soldiers.
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