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McConnell: White House Wants Effects of Defense Cuts Kept Secret Until After Election


According to Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Obama administration is seeking to have its cake and eat it too on defense cuts.
 
Addressing a Department of Labor guidance memo issued Monday, McConnell said: "The president doesn't want people reading about pink slips in the weeks before his election, so the White House is telling people to keep the effects of these cuts secret... until after the election."

In other words, McConnell believes the president wants certain defense jobs preserved just long enough to get him re-elected, then the jobs can be ended.

McConnell's concerns have been bolsterd by Lockheed Martin CEO Bob Stevens, who has threatened to lay off over 100,000 workers in response to Obama's cuts. McConnell's concerns have also been shared by trade groups that estimate a loss of 1 million jobs in the defense industry as a whole.

Democrats have responded by "accusing both Republicans and the defense industry" of playing politics with job losses.

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Rand Paul: Update on Dr. Shakil Afridi

I wanted to pass along a quick update on the status of Dr. Shakil Afridi.

Dr. Afridi's appeal to be released from prison on trumped up charges was scheduled for July 19, but it has been postponed until August 30.

There have been credible threats against his life, and I’m concerned radical elements may try to kill this courageous doctor before his appeal is heard.

I plan to force the Senate to vote on my amendment to end all foreign aid to Pakistan until Dr. Afridi has been released from prison.

To increase the pressure, I have blocked the confirmation of Richard Olson to the post of U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan. And I will not allow his confirmation to pass unanimously until my amendment receives a vote.

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