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Chris Murphy: “So I understand the difficult tradeoffs you have to make, but we should all be cognizant of the consequences to U.S.…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
So I understand the difficult tradeoffs you have to make, but we should all be cognizant of the consequences to U.S. national security.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy emphasizes the national security implications of budgetary tradeoffs.

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