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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
There would be a cost to the taxpayers of transporting some of this equipment back that's not going to be necessary for us to be successful in the long haul.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker discusses the financial implications of transporting military equipment.

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