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Chuck Hagel: “I believe the Department has developed a strategy that meets the challenges of the current and future security…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
I believe the Department has developed a strategy that meets the challenges of the current and future security environment that both minimizes risk and complies with the fiscal constraints imposed by the Budget Control Act (BCA).
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Hagel discusses the Department's strategy in light of security challenges and budget constraints.

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