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Jeff Hurd: “Defense is something that needs to stay.”

Featuring: Jeff Hurd, Republican | U.S. House Colorado, District 3

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Jeff Hurd and Adam Frisch debate in Pueblo

Published | Video Starts at 40:05

But ultimately, I think that's going to be something bipartisan that we need to come together when it comes to discretionary spending, non discretionary spending. I think, look, Defense is something that needs to stay. But besides that, I think we should be looking at the ways to fraud and abuse that are in other departments of the federal government as well, and look to make some cost savings there. (40:05–40:08)

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Asserts that defense spending should not be cut.

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