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On the recordApril 23, 2013
I think it is important that we at this level, at the Appropriations Committee, ask some of these important questions about this critical program.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the need for oversight on the Joint Strike Fighter program.

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