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On the recordMarch 21, 2017
Is the bottom line we cannot be accountable to the American people with a defense that is second to none on the cheap, we have to pay for it, do we not, Mr. Secretary?
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Shelby emphasizes the need for adequate defense funding.

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