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Gordon Adams on Defense Spending Cuts
2011-08-03T08:33:30-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjgyXC8zMDA4ODEtMDUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Gordon Adams spoke about defense spending cuts in the debt ceiling legislation passed the previous day. It reduced defense spending $350 billion over 10 years, with $500 billion more in automatic cuts if Congress did not approve deficit reduction measures recommended by a bipartisan “super committee.” He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Gordon Adams spoke about defense spending cuts in the debt ceiling legislation passed the previous day. It reduced defense spending $350 billion over…
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Gordon Adams spoke about defense spending cuts in the debt ceiling legislation passed the previous day. It reduced defense spending $350 billion over 10 years, with $500 billion more in automatic cuts if Congress did not approve deficit reduction measures recommended by a bipartisan “super committee.” He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. close
Gordon Adams spoke about defense spending cuts in the debt ceiling legislation passed the previous day. It reduced defense spending $350 billion over… read more
Gordon Adams spoke about defense spending cuts in the debt ceiling legislation passed the previous day. It reduced defense spending $350 billion over 10 years, with $500 billion more in automatic cuts if Congress did not approve deficit reduction measures recommended by a bipartisan “super committee.” He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. close
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