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Angus King: “The fiscal year budget request holds the Army end strength at 476,000, 343,000 National Guard, 199,000 Reserve.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
The fiscal year budget request holds the Army end strength at 476,000, 343,000 National Guard, 199,000 Reserve.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King discusses the Army's budget and troop levels.

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