Earl Blumenauer actually said...

I think that is important. Because I really believe in the heart of hearts of a number of my friends on the other side of the aisle--I know because I have had conversations with some of them--that they absolutely know that we can scale down defense spending and still have the most powerful military in the world.

Context

Blumenauer emphasizes bipartisan agreement on scaling down defense spending without compromising military strength.

04/24/2012

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