Tom Coburn: “The recommendation of the Deficit Commission was to essentially reduce…”

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

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