03/14/2017
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"It would be, 'Cheesy and a sign of weakness.'"
"This is a steep cut in the State Department that will lead to instability, put our people at risk who are serving overseas."
"I just cannot tell you how important it is that we set aside the sequestration cuts for the next 2 years and rebuild our military."
"Do you agree that the State Department is really national security in another form, as General Mattis indicated?"