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“very detrimental to the education of America’s youth.” He also singled out cuts in Medicare.
“The philosophy of reducing the federal government and balancing •the budget is one ? L, share—with other Democrats and with members of the Republican Party. But we have to be fair in our approach to cuts so that whole segments of society aren’t hurt,” he maintained.
To start the domino buildup to economic recovery, Dorrier proposes that every governmental department be examined closely for waste. ‘There shouldn’t be a single department that is sacrosanct or above scrutiny.”
Defense Over-Runs
In discussing government waste, Dorrier zeroed in on cost over-runs in the Defense Department. "I’m for a strong defense," said the Democratic candidate, a 16year veteran of the Army Reserves with the rank of major and three years of active duty. “But we must try to root out any waste in the Defense Department. We must have wise expenditures of defense dollars.”
He noted that time and time again, new weapons systems, a new submarine or the latest bomber will end up with a price tag 10 or 20
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