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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
At the end of the day, with the President's budget we are discussing today, how capable will we be to simultaneously fight two major conflicts should that become necessary?
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Martha Roby
Republican · Alabama

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Roby questions military readiness for potential simultaneous conflicts under the President's budget.

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