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Jon Tester: “The most meaningful and most difficult decision I confront is the question of sending men and women into harm's way.”

On the recordMay 14, 2014
The most meaningful and most difficult decision I confront is the question of sending men and women into harm's way.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Reflecting on the challenges of sending troops to war.

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