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Mitch McConnell: I don't think we ought to try to fund the war out of the priorities that help rearrange our military for the 21st…

On the recordMarch 1, 2004
I don't think we ought to try to fund the war out of the priorities that help rearrange our military for the 21st century.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
Source
congress.gov
Mar 1, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Discussing military funding priorities and the war effort.

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