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John McCain: We will place the force again under more pressure to put spending into excess capacity when it should go into readiness…

On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
We will place the force again under more pressure to put spending into excess capacity when it should go into readiness and modernization.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain warns against overspending on unnecessary military capacity.

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