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On the recordJuly 31, 2013
if you really want to argue for more money for it, then you have to argue for less someplace else or, as I have advocated, for more revenue.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Emphasizing the need for balanced budget discussions regarding defense funding.

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