01/14/2009
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"Congress is taking a very careful look at budgets and spending levels; and DOD is not immune."
"I want to be really clear here. I grew up in the U.S. military, the first institution in this country to be racially integrated, in 1948."
"This aid plays a critical role in our diplomacy, and nowhere is this more important than in East and Southeast Asia."
"I do not think that people who served in the military should have that burden, in and of itself."