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Roger Wicker: “Mr. Dee, I was interested to hear you say that even without sequestration, the Marine Corps budget is the most austere…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2015
Mr. Dee, I was interested to hear you say that even without sequestration, the Marine Corps budget is the most austere of the services.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker highlights the austere budget of the Marine Corps despite the absence of sequestration.

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