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Trent Kelly: “It amazes me that we are arguing over the negative effects of the BCA. It is detrimental, it is extremely risky, it is…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2017
It amazes me that we are arguing over the negative effects of the BCA. It is detrimental, it is extremely risky, it is possibly dangerous to not repeal the BCA.
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Trent Kelly
Republican · Mississippi

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Kelly criticizes the Budget Control Act for its harmful effects on national defense.

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