Excellent story yesterday in the Army Times about Defense Secretary Gates calling Senator Conrad to support State Department funding, which includes the funding we’re asking Conrad not to cut in the International Affairs Budget.
Senator Conrad said “I have never before in my 22 years on the budget committee had the secretary of defense call me to support the budget for the State Department.”
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