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Carl Levin: “This committee has no greater responsibility than to protect the men and women who wear the uniform of this country.”

On the recordJune 3, 2013
This committee has no greater responsibility than to protect the men and women who wear the uniform of this country.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Chairman Levin emphasizes the committee's duty to protect military personnel.

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