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Sen. Coburn Recommends Specific Cuts to Defense Budget

Washington, DC
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn (R) held a press conference Thursday to unveil his new report highlighting budget cuts for the Defense Department. His report outlines how the Department can save $67.9 billion over ten years on what he describes as “non-defense defense spending.”

This report comes at time when President Obama and Congress are trying to work on a deal to cut the deficit.

Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 12:40pm (ET)

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