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John Murtha: “We were disappointed we did not have more requests for more teams. As a matter of fact, as the gentleman mentioned, we…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2003
We were disappointed we did not have more requests for more teams. As a matter of fact, as the gentleman mentioned, we started this 12 to 13 years. The National Guard fought it initially, but now they see the importance. We think every State should have these, and we hope we can work out four or five more times in this legislation. I am very hopeful that we will come back from conference with the Senate with the additional teams funded, and I think that that would be a tremendous asset to the protection of the American people.
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John Murtha
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the need for additional teams for the National Guard during a legislative session.

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