Review federal programs and spending for efficiency

Thompson supports reviewing federal spending to ensure taxpayers receive value, eliminating programs that are not needed and making needed programs run more efficiently. He says the review should include defense spending, and argues that a strong national defense does not have to be the most expensive one.

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everything needs to be on the table, including defense spending.

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