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Jon Tester: Boy, we ought to be taken out and beaten.

On the recordSeptember 26, 2017
Boy, we ought to be taken out and beaten.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Tester expresses frustration over cuts to recruitment and retention dollars.

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