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On the recordMarch 21, 2017
Whatever the number is, and I'm pleased to get it to us broken down along those dimensions, would you agree with my first statement that the upshot number is not good for the health of the Air Force and for the security of our nation?
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Senator Cotton expresses concern about the Air Force's health and national security.

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