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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
We cannot afford to allow a budget target to be the sole governing basis in our decisions today, or we will bear an enormous cost in the future.
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Randy Forbes
Virginia

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Forbes warns against prioritizing budget targets over strategic military needs.

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