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On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
Last year's Bipartisan Budget Act did not fix our force readiness problem. It only temporarily stopped the hemorrhaging of readiness.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen emphasizes the inadequacy of the Bipartisan Budget Act regarding military readiness.

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