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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
So especially with the threat of North Korea, how do you go about determining what resources you would place with regard to the needs of our combatant commanders?
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Hirono questions resource allocation for combatant commanders in light of North Korean threats.

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