Boy, we ought to be taken out and beaten.
Jon Tester: “Boy, we ought to be taken out and beaten.”
On the recordSeptember 26, 2017
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congress.govEditor's note · Context
Tester expresses frustration over cuts to recruitment and retention dollars.
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