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Walter B. Jones: “Let's spend the money here in America. Let's rebuild our military.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
Let's spend the money here in America. Let's rebuild our military.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Advocating for reallocating funds from Afghanistan to U.S. military needs.

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