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John Garamendi: “Do you expect us to give you $5 billion on a war plan that you have not submitted to us?”

On the recordApril 4, 2017
Do you expect us to give you $5 billion on a war plan that you have not submitted to us?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Challenging the expectation of funding without a submitted plan.

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