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On the recordNovember 26, 2018
If we continue to prioritize investment in defense at the expense of infrastructure, education, basic research, then we will have a hollow country.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren argues for balancing defense spending with domestic investments.

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