John Thune actually said...

He reached these decisions after consultations with the President, and with the military and civilian leadership of the Department of Defense.

Thune emphasizes the collaborative nature of the budget decisions.

01/14/2009

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Well, there was a statement made over the weekend that whether the laws were broken was irrelevant.

I think the American people believe that this is a very serious matter for both those reasons.

And so the reporting about the giving of this information to ProPublica, release of confidential information, could very well be a violation...

I hope that we continue to get more facts out about this and that corrective actions are taken.