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if we face a trillion dollars in cuts, if we face the loss of 30 percent of our defense budget over the next decade, we are not going to have the capacity to back up our commitments.

09/12/2011

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Adam  Smith

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usa, Washington

1,047 Quotes

Born6/15/1965 (age 60)

PartyDemocratic

  • U.S. House of Representatives

    1/7/1997 - present
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