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Roland Burris: To eliminate this restriction, we support a statutory change to allow the Secretary of Defense to order Army, Navy, Air…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2010
To eliminate this restriction, we support a statutory change to allow the Secretary of Defense to order Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine reservists to active duty.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Burris discusses the need for statutory changes for reservists' active duty during emergencies.

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