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Joe Courtney: “Why can't people like yourself, sir, be honest with the American people who pay our salaries, who pay for the military…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
Why can't people like yourself, sir, be honest with the American people who pay our salaries, who pay for the military, and say, 'You know what? We need to rethink where we are.'
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney questions the need for transparency in military spending and policy in Afghanistan.

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