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Lisa Murkowski: “It flies in the face of the 207-year-old tradition established by George Washington that the U.S. military should be…”

On the recordMay 23, 1996
It flies in the face of the 207-year-old tradition established by George Washington that the U.S. military should be under civilian control.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Discussing the importance of civilian control over the military.

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