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Tom Cotton: I do not think our military is responsible for driving much of these deficits and the debt we face now.

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
I do not think our military is responsible for driving much of these deficits and the debt we face now.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Senator Cotton argues that military spending is not the main cause of national debt.

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