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Gilbert Gutknecht: “I think we came to Washington to make a difference and I think the American people said last November that the status…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 1995
I think we came to Washington to make a difference and I think the American people said last November that the status quo was not acceptable and they wanted some real changes. One of the bills we worked on today and worked through the committee that we all serve on is procurement reform. I think we all believe in a strong national defense. I think once we are sworn in, we put on these pins, we do take a special responsibility for those young men and women who serve in our armed forces. I think we want to make certain that they have the best technology, the best training, the best equipment that we possibly can give them, particularly if we have to make a vote to send them into situations where they can get shot at and killed. So we want a strong defense.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota
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Discussing procurement reform and national defense during a speech in Congress.

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