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Jack Reed: “What I have heard today is, I think, even more outrageous than I recollect in terms of what is being done to military…”

On the recordNovember 2, 2011
What I have heard today is, I think, even more outrageous than I recollect in terms of what is being done to military personnel, particularly now in a time of war.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed expresses concern over the treatment of military personnel during wartime.

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