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Jon Tester: “I appreciate, Deputy Secretary, I appreciate you being willing to get back to us and talk to us about how the Chairman's…”

On the recordMay 17, 2011
I appreciate, Deputy Secretary, I appreciate you being willing to get back to us and talk to us about how the Chairman's bill will work, in fact, in the military because if it does not work we are going to have to address that then.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the need for effective military bill implementation.

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