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Chris Murphy: “We cannot allow for countries like the Czech Republic to come in with only 1 percent of their GDP.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
We cannot allow for countries like the Czech Republic to come in with only 1 percent of their GDP.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy emphasizes the need for NATO members to contribute more financially.

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