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Mac Thornberry’s big plan to slash Pentagon spending just got a reality check

By Travis J. Tritten
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Mac Thornberry’s big plan to slash Pentagon spending just got a reality check

A debate over Rep. Mac Thornberry’s newly unveiled proposal to slash $25 billion in Pentagon support services quickly veered into opposition and thorny political issues on Wednesday.

The top Democrat on Thornberry’s Armed Services Committee warned such cuts could be damaging and endanger thousands of jobs, and experts called to testify for a morning hearing cautioned that the lion’s share of the spending will likely be off-limits.

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