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On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
We can't have a circumstance in which dollars, precious dollars that are being allocated for the nation's defense are wasted.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Conrad stresses the importance of preventing waste in defense spending.

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