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Tom Cole: “To argue now about cuts is basically to argue against the President's budget.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2023
To argue now about cuts is basically to argue against the President's budget.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Cole argues that proposed cuts contradict the President's defense budget.

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