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On the recordJune 4, 2014
I hate to use the word, but 'surplus' planes from the military that we--who knows what they were going to do with them.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the use of surplus military planes for firefighting and Coast Guard needs.

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