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Jack Reed: “Part of the response to the threats around the globe is to at least reevaluate the budget priorities that we've given…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
Part of the response to the threats around the globe is to at least reevaluate the budget priorities that we've given the Department of Defense.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reevaluating budget priorities is necessary to address global threats.

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