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On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
The funding you're going to approve now is what kind of defense my kids and grandkids are going to have 5, 10 years from now, sir.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Emphasizing the importance of current funding for future national security.

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