Mr. Panetta, in his April speech on debt reduction, the President targeted security spending for $400 billion in cuts over the next 12 years, the preponderance of which is expected to come from the DOD budget. If confirmed, will you pursue cuts to the defense budget that go even further than that?
Cornyn questions Panetta on potential further cuts to the defense budget.
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