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Gates ‘Not Oblivious’ To Employment Impacts of Proposed Budget Cuts

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates, yesterday making the rounds to defend his proposed Pentagon budget cuts in several media interviews, said he appreciated the impact some weapon program terminations will have on industry and employment. For example, Gates told The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer that employment tied directly to F-22 Raptor fighter jet production--which the secretary on Monday recommend be capped at 187 airplanes (Defense Daily, April 6)--will be reduced from 24,000 jobs this year to about 11,000…

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