Secretary Gates in his August 9, 2010, speech said that he was implementing a 10 percent reduction in funding for advisory and assistance contractors in intelligence areas and a freeze in the number of senior executives in the defense intelligence organizations.
Thune references Gates' speech on budget cuts in intelligence funding.
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By scrambling the Democrats, we’ll spread their resources thin, making it nearly impossible for them to flip the seats they need to take the majority.
There's clearly an interest among certain members of our conference for a higher level of military and defense.
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