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Ken Calvert: “We are always going to have to achieve a certain amount of risk. We are going to have to balance the needs of our…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
We are always going to have to achieve a certain amount of risk. We are going to have to balance the needs of our defense strategy against the acceptable risk that we need to take.
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Ken Calvert
Republican · California

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Discusses the necessity of balancing defense needs with acceptable risks.

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