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Pat Ryan: I feel like I am living in an alternative reality here, because I just left the Armed Services Committee, in which…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
I feel like I am living in an alternative reality here, because I just left the Armed Services Committee, in which Secretary Panetta, head of the Joint Chiefs, were presenting $500 billion worth of cuts to the military.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan contrasts military budget cuts with budget committee discussions.

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