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On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
If we are making this force smaller and these requirements continue to get bigger, what is going to happen with all of these second and third order things that are going to continue to occur, especially for our families?
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Allen West
Republican · Florida

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West expresses concern about the impact of military downsizing on families.

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