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SENATORS McCAIN, GRAHAM AND AYOTTE LAUNCH “PRESERVING AMERICA’S STRENGTH” TOWN HALLS HIGHLIGHTING IMPACT OF LOOMING DEFENSE CUTS
Senators to host Town Hall-Style Meetings in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire
July 25, 2012
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today announced the launch of their “Preserving America’s Strength” series of town hall-style meetings in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire highlighting the devastating impacts of the looming defense cuts now scheduled to take place under budget sequestration next year.
The three senators, all members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, will discuss how the cuts will weaken American national security, put one million jobs at risk, and break faith with the men and women of our Armed Forces and their families. The Department of Defense has already agreed to reduce defense spending by nearly $500 billion over ten years. The additional military spending cuts called for under sequestration would add another $500 billion on top of that figure.
“President Obama’s own Secretary of Defense called the looming defense cuts under budget sequestration ‘devastating,’ likening them to ‘shooting ourselves in the head,’ and yet to date, Congress and the Obama Administration have done nothing to stop them from going into effect,” said Senators McCain, Graham and Ayotte. “We look forward to visiting communities in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire to sound the alarm about the profound negative consequences of these cuts to our national security and economy. These communities – which provide our troops the equipment and support they need to defend our country – will bear the brunt of the defense sequestration cuts. Their voices must be heard in Washington.”
Monday, July 30, 2012
TAMPA, FLORIDA
WHO: Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting highlighting impact of looming defense cuts Media Availability following event
WHEN: Monday, July 30, 2012, 9:00 a.m. ET
Press set-up time, 8:30 a.m. ET
WHERE: Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation
124 South Franklin Street
Tampa, FL 33602
FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
WHO: Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting highlighting impact of looming defense cuts
Media Availability following event
WHEN: Monday, July 30, 2012, 1:30 p.m. ET
Press set-up time, 1:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Fayetteville Technical Community College
2201 Hull Road
Fayetteville, NC 28303
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
WHO: Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting highlighting impact of looming defense cuts
Media Availability following event
WHEN: Monday, July 30, 2012, 5:00 p.m. ET
Press set-up time, 4:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: Half Moone Cruise Terminal
1 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA 23510
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WHO: Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
WHAT: Employee Town Hall Meeting highlighting impact of looming defense cuts
Media Availability following event
WHEN: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 9:30 a.m. ET
Press set-up time, 9:00 a.m. ET
WHERE: BAE Systems’ Worrell/Weeks Aircrew Protection Center
130 Daniel Webster Highway
North Merrimack, NH 03054
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