07/09/2013
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"Your top line request this year is $715 billion. That is a 1.6 percent increase."
"I may have differing views on the appropriate size of the defense budget, but Secretary Austin, I would just like to give you a chance to explain why this top line is the right amount."
"The U.S. will withdraw all U.S. Forces from Afghanistan by September. A decision I agree with."
"the progress that Jason's law is making to improve the care of veterans is, I think, really quite remarkable."