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Jack Reed: “If it is in order, I would like to speak on the bill. Last evening we passed the Leahy-Graham amendment, which would, by…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2011
If it is in order, I would like to speak on the bill. Last evening we passed the Leahy-Graham amendment, which would, by law, make the head of the National Guard Bureau a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As we go forward in our deliberations with respect to this bill, particularly the conference committee----
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Nov 29, 2011

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