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Jim Inhofe: “I am troubled when I hear we are paying the troops too much and that this is the reason we have to cut back on training…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2014
I am troubled when I hear we are paying the troops too much and that this is the reason we have to cut back on training, readiness, and modernization of the force.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe expresses concern over claims of overpaying troops affecting military readiness.

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