Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Roscoe Bartlett (MD), in an interview with Politico , called the hyperventilating about the alleged dangers of the looming military spending sequester “a hysteria parade”: “The average American out there, by big percentages, wants to cut defense by twice the sequester amount,” he said, citing recent polls. “ We need to stop with all the superlatives about the thing and be rational about it and involve the American people on it ,” Bartlett said
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