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On the recordMarch 17, 2015
The money has to come from somewhere, and we are going to have to make difficult tradeoffs, particularly in the decade between 2020 and 2030.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing the financial challenges of defense spending and necessary tradeoffs.

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