Defense Spending and Public Opinion

Panelists talked about Defense Department spending and the looming sequestration cuts. They unveiled the results of a recently-conducted sur… read more

Panelists talked about Defense Department spending and the looming sequestration cuts. They unveiled the results of a recently-conducted survey in which Americans were given defense budgeting information and were asked to create their own Pentagon budget. On average, the survey respondents cut 18 percent in spending to the defense budget. Sequestration would cut an additional $500 billion over a decade on top of the $487 billion of cuts agreed to under the Budget Control Act. close

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  • Steven Kull Director University of Maryland, College Park->International Policy Attitudes Program
  • Matthew Leatherman Research Analyst Stimson (Henry L.) Center
  • Jeffrey Smith Editor Center for Public Integrity->National Security
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Defense Spending and Public Opinion

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Program ID:
307069-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jul 16, 2012 | 5:15pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Jul 18, 2012 | 8:14am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Jul 16, 2012 | 5:15pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 16, 2012 | 7:50pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 16, 2012 | 8:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 17, 2012 | 1:38am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 17, 2012 | 4:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 17, 2012 | 12:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 18, 2012 | 8:14am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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