05/15/2012
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"I think we can acknowledge that the National Guard is a very integral part of what your mission will be."
"Making these irreversible force structure changes to the Guard before we have had a chance to see what the Commission has to say about ARI would not be advisable and does not make sense to me."
"Funding to sequester levels removes flexibility to respond to emergent challenges."
"For too long, Europe has relied on the American taxpayer for their security."