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Mike Turner: “Hopefully in the next several years we won't have the battle over top line that we have had over the past, and we can…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2018
Hopefully in the next several years we won't have the battle over top line that we have had over the past, and we can talk about how we reach new capabilities, as opposed to just the degrading of our readiness.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Turner expresses hope for future budget discussions to focus on capabilities rather than readiness issues.

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