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On the recordMarch 5, 2013
We all agree that we want the United States to have unparalleled military might and the ability to protect and defend this country, but I think most of us would agree that we are spending too much for the wrong people to do the wrong things.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

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Blumenauer critiques military spending and advocates for a reevaluation of defense priorities.

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