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Walter B. Jones: “If the military deal is so great, are you willing to pay what they did to earn it?”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
If the military deal is so great, are you willing to pay what they did to earn it?
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Jones questions the fairness of military healthcare costs compared to civilian plans.

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