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On the recordJune 14, 2021
Unfortunately, I was being naive. Rather than keeping pace with the threat from China, the President's budget recommendation would let us lap them--let them lap us.
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Mike Rogers
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Rogers criticizes the President's budget for failing to address the threat from China.

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