Forbes: Republicans 'Have Not Done A Good Job' Communicating On Defense Cuts (Updated)

By Amanda Palleschi / September 8, 2011 at 8:55 PM
(Editor's Note: The second paragraph of this story has been updated to reflect Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) saying that how much the U.S. government should spend "should not be the issue.") Republicans in Congress have taken the wrong approach in communicating to the public the risks of steep defense cuts, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) told Inside the Pentagon today. "We have not done a good job, as a Congress, of asking the right questions and then providing...

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