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Joe Courtney: “The money has to come from somewhere, and we are going to have to make difficult tradeoffs, particularly in the decade…”

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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