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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
I think it is a constitutional issue as well. And I think it means a lot when people of your stature tell us that it matters to the men and women that we have put in harm's way to do difficult things for us.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Cole stresses the importance of congressional support for troops.

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