Hagel claims 'bloated' Pentagon comment wasn't in response to sequestration
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Channel: Washington Free Beacon · 2013 · News & Politics
Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel claimed Thursday his comment that the Pentagon was "bloated" was made prior to the passage of the Budget Control Act--which is not true. Hagel made the comment in a Sept. 1, 2011 interview with the Financial Times.
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