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On the recordOctober 25, 2011
There are certain things that the defense budget requires in terms of technological and business capabilities that, if we are not doing it, those capabilities go away.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith warns that cuts could lead to loss of essential defense capabilities.

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