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On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
What has the Russian response been to the $3.4 billion European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) in the FY17 budget request?
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich asks about Russia's reaction to the U.S. defense budget proposal.

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