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On the recordOctober 20, 2015
Well, fundamentally, and I'm not kidding, it can be found within the two square miles that encompass the Capitol building and the White House.
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Robert Gates
Republican · Texas

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Gates emphasizes that internal budgetary dysfunction is a major national security threat.

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