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Tom Cotton: Before this Congress considers moving forward with mandates on end strength, we need to consider how we might pay for…

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
Before this Congress considers moving forward with mandates on end strength, we need to consider how we might pay for that to ensure both readiness and modernization.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Emphasizing the need for funding considerations before troop mandates.

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