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On the recordMarch 13, 2017
I simply want to concur and thank you for holding this hearing. It has been very important, and it will be a foundation for further work by all the Military Services, not just the Marine Corps, all the Military Services, and this Congress to get it right.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Reed supports the hearing's importance for military services and Congress's role.

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