CSPAN2 Tonight From Washington February 17, 2011
year. .. when i was sworn in as president i pledge to cut the deficit in half at the end of my first term. the budget i'm proposing today meets that pledge. >> defense secretary robert gates cautioned congress today to not make peepers pending cuts than those already proposed. he was joined by admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff for testimony before the house armed services committee. this portion of the hearing is a little less than two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning ladies and gentlemen, th...