I have written a bipartisan letter along with a number of my colleagues to the appropriators, asking for an additional $327 million to fully fund the 60 helicopters that are necessary to reach the state of readiness for our National Guard that they have asked to be.
Blumenthal advocates for funding to enhance National Guard helicopter readiness.
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