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Jon Tester: I've got you. But from a MILCON standpoint, if what I heard you say is correct, 30 percent is going to foreign bases, 70…

On the recordMarch 27, 2012
I've got you. But from a MILCON standpoint, if what I heard you say is correct, 30 percent is going to foreign bases, 70 percent stays domestic.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Senator Tester discusses the allocation of military construction funds between foreign and domestic bases.

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