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On the recordMay 11, 2023
Thank you very much, Chairman Tester, for holding this hearing on the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Defense.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine
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Collins thanks Tester for organizing the budget hearing for defense.

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