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On the recordMarch 9, 2020
By not planning ahead, it clearly hurts our troops, and it is because Congress is not doing their job in passing a budget, going through the regular appropriations process.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Smith criticizes Congress for failing to pass a budget, impacting military readiness.

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