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Rubén Gallego: “How can we be confident the money that we authorize or that appropriators send to the Department to meet shortfalls…”

On the recordApril 1, 2019
How can we be confident the money that we authorize or that appropriators send to the Department to meet shortfalls won't be reprogrammed into the future to something that doesn't help the readiness issues that we have been discussing?
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Rubén Gallego
Democratic · Arizona

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Gallego raises concerns about military funding being diverted from readiness needs.

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