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On the recordApril 11, 2016
I actually introduced legislation this morning with Senator Inhofe to look at granting rapid acquisition authorities for directed-energy weapon systems.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Heinrich discusses introducing legislation for rapid acquisition of directed-energy weapons.

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