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On the recordMarch 26, 2012
My worry, however, is that by hosting this 'fly-off' the Army is considering taking the easy way out of a troubled history and settling for a platform that brings no new capability to the fight.
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Francis Rooney
Republican · Florida

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Rooney expresses concern over the Army's potential choice of outdated aircraft in a new program.

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