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On the recordApril 13, 2011
I appreciate the gentleman from California's willingness to look at defense spending. I know the gentleman from Kentucky mentioned we're in three wars. Perhaps part of the answer is to be in two wars or one war or, God forbid, perhaps we can be at peace again in our lifetime. Madam Speaker, I would now like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia, Ms. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
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Apr 13, 2011

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