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Roger Wicker: “Of course many states apply, perhaps most states, my state of Mississippi lost out in part because of a DOD memo that…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2014
Of course many states apply, perhaps most states, my state of Mississippi lost out in part because of a DOD memo that discouraged the use of DOD property.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker expresses concern over Mississippi losing out on test sites due to DOD policy.

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