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On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
would you agree that under current spending reductions, and certainly under sequestration, we are likely to have more incidences in which the Marine Corps will not be able to respond in a timely way to save American lives?
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Kelly Ayotte
Republican · New Hampshire

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Ayotte questions the impact of spending cuts on Marine Corps response times.

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