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Mike Turner: “Our European allies are only spending about 1.4 percent of their GDP, well under the NATO goal of 2 percent.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
Our European allies are only spending about 1.4 percent of their GDP, well under the NATO goal of 2 percent.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Turner highlights NATO spending shortfalls among European allies.

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