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On the recordMarch 7, 2011
The recommendation of the Deficit Commission was to essentially reduce State Department personnel by 10 percent based on studies that we reviewed.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Coburn discusses the Deficit Commission's recommendation to cut State Department staff.

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