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Mitch Landrieu: I have spent the last few days speaking about this because it is of such critical importance for us in the Senate and…

On the recordOctober 11, 2004
I have spent the last few days speaking about this because it is of such critical importance for us in the Senate and for the Congress to understand that we are asking more and more of our Guard and Reserve. This was not always the case. It was not that way in World War I and World War II. It was not that way in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s, but it is this way today.
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Mitch Landrieu

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Discussing the increasing demands on the National Guard and Reserve during Senate floor debate.

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