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The Hill – Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) on Saturday touted the $612 billion defense bill heading to the Senate floor as a reform measure.

“This bill takes a common-sense approach: It cuts spending from programs that have been delayed or failed to perform, and redirects that revenue to meet the critical needs of our warfighters,” Fischer, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in the weekly Republican address.

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