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Roger Wicker: “You do concede that the mission of flying in a permissive environment has a vital national security function, do you…”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
You do concede that the mission of flying in a permissive environment has a vital national security function, do you not?
Said by
Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker emphasizes the importance of air missions for national security.

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