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Martin Heinrich: Obviously, all of us are somewhat skeptical about BRAC. I think we should be equally skeptical about seeing our bases…

On the recordMarch 10, 2015
Obviously, all of us are somewhat skeptical about BRAC. I think we should be equally skeptical about seeing our bases hollowed out, and that kind of reinforces for all of us why we need to fix the sequestration mess that we find ourselves in.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Heinrich expresses skepticism about BRAC and the need to address sequestration issues.

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