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Niki Tsongas: “Increasing defense spending at the expense of these other critical programs will not only make us less safe, but will…”

On the recordMay 23, 2017
Increasing defense spending at the expense of these other critical programs will not only make us less safe, but will undermine important investments key to our national competitiveness and our long-term security.
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Niki Tsongas
Massachusetts

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Tsongas warns that cuts to other programs could jeopardize national security.

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