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On the recordMay 17, 2012
In reclaiming 30 seconds of my time, I just want to respond to the gentleman and say that that's further from the truth, what he just said. First of all, our active duty troops in the field are covered by the Overseas Contingency Operations funds. Secondly, the Pentagon did not ask for this money. I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Woolsey).
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Barbara Lee
Democratic · California

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