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Joe Courtney: “Should our service members who are serving in Niger qualify for IDP?”

On the recordMarch 5, 2018
Should our service members who are serving in Niger qualify for IDP?
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Joe Courtney questions the eligibility for imminent danger pay for troops in Niger.

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