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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
Has there--have you had--I'm trying to think how to word this--for the increases or the pay that we're trying to make sure that we're competitive with, has that pay changed in the private sector because the economy has flattened?
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Senator Begich inquires about military pay competitiveness with the private sector.

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