Panetta Supports Cuts While Maintaining ‘Core Elements’
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The days of “large growth, unlimited defense budgets are over,” Leon Panetta, said in testimony during his confirmation hearing to become U.S. defense secretary.
“Our challenge will be to design budgets that eliminate wasteful and duplicative spending while protecting those core elements that we absolutely need for our nation’s defense,” he said to the Senate Armed Services Committee.