"I believe on the state side there has been underfunding and under-recognition of the importance and need for funding public defense for the indigent for a long time,".
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Then, after they come in from the defenseside, they realize it is really fun.
Were the GOP to have its way, the cuts would extend far more into government entitlement programs rather than being placed on the defenseside of the spending equation.