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Despite to Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), who is Chiefs of Staff, Nov. 27. “Go in … and a shooting war in Afghanistan, myriad retiring. The Senate Foreign Relations get the job done. Don’t end up there for evolving threats to US interests world- committee loses Ranking Member Dick 10 years trying to do nation building,” wide, and critical strategic and financial Lugar (R-Ind.), who lost his re-election he continued. “We’re just not going to questions for the Pentagon, defense bid in the primary. be allowed to do that. We can’t afford it.” was essentially a nonissue in last fall’s On the House side, the appropriations Tough decisions need to be made. elections. defense subcommittee will part with “Every trade group, special interest, Neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Rom- four members, including Jerry Lewis and corporate lobbyist is up on Capitol ney devoted significant attention to (R-Calif.) and Ranking Member Norm Hill clamoring that Congress solve the defense in the Presidential campaign. Dicks (D-Wash.). The House Armed Ser- problem, avoid the fiscal cliff, and not It was also marginal in the vast majority vices Committee is losing 10 members default to sequestration—but don’t touch of last year’s House and Senate races.