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Ken Calvert: While we are frozen, unable to properly provide for our Nation's defense, our adversaries are planning to react…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
While we are frozen, unable to properly provide for our Nation's defense, our adversaries are planning to react accordingly.
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Ken Calvert
Republican · California

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Calvert warns about the risks of inaction in defense spending.

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