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On the recordApril 17, 2012
Dividing budget cuts equally between nondefense and defense expenses as in last year's sequester will neither resolve our finances nor assure our security.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Jim Webb critiques the approach of equal budget cuts for defense and nondefense.

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