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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
I think lifting the budgetary cap on defense without doing it on non-defense means we are going to hurt an awful lot of priorities.
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Dan Sullivan
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Sullivan emphasizes the need to lift budget caps on both defense and non-defense spending.

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