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Roger Wicker: “Congress to this point has decided that the budget caps enacted in August 2011 is a higher national priority than…”

On the recordMay 20, 2015
Congress to this point has decided that the budget caps enacted in August 2011 is a higher national priority than defeating ISIL.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker criticizes Congress for prioritizing budget caps over military action against ISIL.

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