Political Quotes

On the recordMay 17, 2011
I think one of the obvious impressions in the questioning of everyone is that these are a series of very critical decisions that are interrelated in so many different ways.
Said by
Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed emphasizes the complexity of interrelated decisions in military programs.

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