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Jim Cooper: “when a Congressman like Mr. Brooks asks you how we could get savings from the DOD budget, you might want to remind the…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
when a Congressman like Mr. Brooks asks you how we could get savings from the DOD budget, you might want to remind the members of the committee that we have banned the Pentagon from even thinking about any possible BRAC [Base Realignment and Closure] savings.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee
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Cooper highlights restrictions on Pentagon budget savings due to BRAC bans.

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