During your confirmation hearing, in response to Senator McCain's question regarding defense cuts in the range of $800 billion to $1 trillion, you responded that 'based on the difficulty of achieving the $400 billion cut, I believe $800 billion would be extraordinarily difficult and very high risk.'
Cornyn highlights concerns about significant defense budget cuts.
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I think I am prepared to vote no, but I do think I owe it to my constituents and to Mr. Blanche to try to negotiate in good faith.
All we had the authority to do what we did, and I think did the best we could.
the fact of the matter, it’s dead, and that’s all we could do under these circumstances.
Well, there’s nothing we could do to rein in the president when he said he likes the fund and he wishes it still exists.
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