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Roger Wicker: “I have questions not only for the secretary and his team, and to an extent the National Security Council is involved in…”

On the recordJune 5, 2025
I have questions not only for the secretary and his team, and to an extent the National Security Council is involved in this, but also with stakeholders and experts around town as to the advisability of this, which would amount to a reversal of congressional policy.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker expressed concerns about the implications of Hegseth's cuts to the DOT&E.

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