Others turned their attention to a proposal by representative Jeff Flake to cut $18 million from the defense budget.

其他人将注意力转向代表人 Jeff Flake ，他提议要将国防预算削减1800万美元。

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The United States loses nothing by talking about Russia’s proposal (without neglecting NATO’s own defense capabilities, especially in Eastern Europe).

讨论俄罗斯的提议不会给美国带来任何损失（在不忽视北约，特别是东欧国家自身的防御能力的情形下）。

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The proposal calls for a stronger defense than the one we…

该建议呼吁建立一个比我们目前拥有的更强的防御系统。

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Secretary Gates said the new plan will allow flexibility and put in place a defense system more quickly than the previous proposal.

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"The European missile defense proposal that the Russians are so concerned about has not been tested yet.

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The real issue lies in how much attention and how much consistency and perseverance we put in strengthening democratic institutions The summit's mostly closed door sessions are taking up several thorny issues, among them a proposal to create an African Defense Council.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

Take Clinton's proposal to hike in defense spending by nearly 7 percent, the biggest increase in the Pentagon's budget since the Reagan-era military buildup of the 1980s.

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Soon I will send to Congress a proposal to fund special training for defense counsel in capital cases, because people on trial for their lives must have competent lawyers by their side.

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Notably, the proposal aims at reducing U.S. defense expenditures and signal to allies Korea and beyond that they must do more to defend themselves.

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