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Ed Markey: $45 billion a year is an amazing amount of money to be spent.

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
$45 billion a year is an amazing amount of money to be spent.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey critiques the high spending in Afghanistan compared to domestic issues.

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