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Richard Blumenthal: “If we can't field the force, we can't send them into combat, and we can't protect our Nation.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
If we can't field the force, we can't send them into combat, and we can't protect our Nation.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal warns that a lack of recruits jeopardizes national security.

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