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Jeh Johnson: “There are no outright legal barriers to enacting this legislation.”

On the recordNovember 9, 2011
There are no outright legal barriers to enacting this legislation.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Stating that legal obstacles do not prevent changing the membership of the Joint Chiefs.

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