I appreciate the subcommittee's commitment to our duty as Members of Congress to examine how the U.S. is allocating its finite resources to confront a range of threats in the Middle East.
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Ros-Lehtinen acknowledges Congress's responsibility in resource allocation for Middle East threats.
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