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On the recordMay 22, 2018
However, in 2016, the Department of Defense decided to decommission Lajes, a decision I strongly opposed for a lot of reasons.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline criticizes the decision to decommission a strategic U.S. base in Portugal.

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