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John Rice Carter: I think it is a crime to create a class of people to whom we would be automatically saying, 'Congratulations, you are in…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2009
I think it is a crime to create a class of people to whom we would be automatically saying, 'Congratulations, you are in the Army. You get to go bankrupt.'
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Carter criticizes the financial struggles faced by soldiers due to military relocations.

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