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Rob Andrews: If the Congress doesn't reach the kind of agreement that I just talked about and we have year two or the first full year…

On the recordApril 10, 2013
If the Congress doesn't reach the kind of agreement that I just talked about and we have year two or the first full year of sequestration, which it would be, what kind of other changes would you have to make in the defense posture of the country?
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

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Andrews questions the impact of Congress not reaching an agreement on defense posture.

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