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Roger Wicker: I'm gravely concerned that sequestration could disproportionately impact the Marine Corps on everything from…

On the recordApril 18, 2012
I'm gravely concerned that sequestration could disproportionately impact the Marine Corps on everything from modernization to readiness.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker expresses concern over sequestration's effects on Marine Corps capabilities.

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