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Defense Cuts - A Threat to Jobs and Those Who Serve: Watch the video



Infographic: Voluntarily Dismantling Our National Defense



National Press Coverage:

CNN, News Room: Congressman Forbes discusses the impact of lost jobs from sequestration and “Defending our Defenders” Tour

Fox News Channel, Fox & Friends: Congressman Forbes discusses “Defending our Defenders”

Fox news Channel, America's Newsroom: Congressman Forbes elaborates on effects of Defense

Fox Business Network: Congress Forbes discusses the economic impacts of budget cuts

Fox News Live: Congressman Forbes advocates the audit of Department of Defense

Politico, Morning Defense

The Weekly Standard, Lawmaker Goes on the Road to Defend Defense

Time Battleland Read, Coming Soon to Your Town: Sequestration Road Tour

CNN, Congressman taking issue of automatic defense cuts on the road

Foreign Policy Initiative, Defending Defense: Sequestration Must Be Stopped


Blog Coverage: 

Defense advocates’ last hope: The sequestration road show - DoD Buzz 

‘Defending Our Defenders’: Forbes Kicks Off Tour in Chesapeake, Virginia - Heritage

Rep. Randy Forbes: ‘We’re Moving Dangerously Close To Not Being Able To Guarantee’ The Security Of The U.S. - Think Progress Security



Hampton Roads Television Coverage (5/14):

Defending our Defenders tours area - WAVY, NBC-10/Fox 43 (11 O'clock News)

3 local GOP lawmakers holding town hall on defense - WVEC, ABC-10 (5 o'clock News)

$500 billion in cuts to Pentagon from “Sequestration” comes under fire - WTKR, CBS-


Hampton Roads Newspaper Coverage (5/14):

Defense cuts would cripple Va. economy, leaders warn - Va Pilot

 Potential military cutbacks opposed by Hampton Roads congressional delegation - Daily Press


Pensacola, Florida (5/24)

Jeff Miller Speaks at Town Hall - NWF Daily News

Congressmen Warn of Defense Cuts at Town Hall Meeting - NWF Daily News

Military Defense Budget Cuts - WEAR, ABC 3 Pensacola / Fort Walton Beach


Moline, Illinois (6/4)

Lawmakers: Defense Cuts Could Hurt Arsenal - Quad City Times

Defense Cuts Hit Rock River Valley Manufacturers Hard - Rockford Register Star

Illinois Could Lose Jobs Due To Defense Budget Cuts - Rockford Register Star


San Diego, California (6/13)

Pay Attention to Defense Cuts, 2 Congressmen Say - U-T San Diego

MILITARY: Defense Spending Cuts Blasted at Town Hall- North County Times

Lawmakers Say Defense Cuts Could Cost 30,000 Local Jobs - U-T San Diego

Effect of Sequestration on Ramona, Region - Ramona Sentinel


HASC Resources

The Disastrous Impact of Sequestration - Rep. Buck McKeon, 6/24/12, Politico

NAM Report: 1.2 Million Job Loss Across the Country as a Result of Sequester - HASC Defense Drumbeat Blog, 6/21/12

Fog of Uncertainty - HASC Defense Drumbeat Blog, 6/20/12

RESOLVE Sequestration (video) - Rep. Buck McKeon, 6/19/12, HASC

Layoff Notices Nearing as Sequestration Threat Lingers - HASC Defense Drumbeat Blog, 6/12/12

Sequester Will Slam Shipbuilding Hardest; Navy League Rallies Resistance - AOL Defense, 04/20/2012

Budget sequestration would be a dagger to defense - By Robert J. Samuelson, 03/04/2012, Washington Post  

China Meets American Defense Cuts with Steep Increases - Washington Post, 03/04/2012 

Ryan's Budget Protects Defense, By Arthur Brooks, Edwin Feulner and William Kristol, Wall Street Journal, 03/24/2012 

A Path to Security
Thomas Donnelly & Gary J. Schmitt, The Weekly Standard, 03/24/2012 

Excerpts from Stars and Stripes By Randy Forbes 

Defense cuts hurt U.S. in long run - Rep. Duncan Hunter: Budget Cuts Will Further Damage U.S. Combat Readiness, Senior Officers Say -- CQ

Budget Cuts Will Further Damage U.S. Combat Readiness, Senior Officers SayJohn Donnelly, CQ

General Dempsey warns against deep defense cuts -- Reuters 

Forbes: 'I Worry About Our State of [Military] Readiness' -- Weekly Standard