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On the recordMarch 3, 2014
In my visit to Japan, and in my conversations with my colleagues on the Armed Services Committee and on the Appropriations Committee, it seems to me that we do not have a clear understanding as to the sequencing of appropriations in Japan and the United States to make this a reality.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Highlighting concerns over funding and appropriations for the U.S.-Japan military transition.

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