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Richard Blumenthal: “So we need action now to address the backlog that is bad for our national security and the harmful impact on our…”

On the recordNovember 26, 2018
So we need action now to address the backlog that is bad for our national security and the harmful impact on our industrial base.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal emphasizes the urgent need to resolve maintenance backlog for national security.

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