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On the recordMarch 9, 2016
If the caps do not go up, the problem will get worse. If the caps only go up for defense, this problem will get worse, in fact, quite a bit worse because there will be a tendency to offset those increases with further decreases on the domestic side.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed warns about the consequences of budget caps not increasing.

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