On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
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.
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Smith warns that significant budget cuts will undermine U.S. military commitments.
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It's more about what Trump released with their national security strategy a couple days ago.
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