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Jack Reed: “The account that's bearing the bulk of the differences, both budgetary and political, is the overseas contingency…”

On the recordOctober 20, 2015
The account that's bearing the bulk of the differences, both budgetary and political, is the overseas contingency account
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Reed highlights the reliance on the overseas contingency account for funding.

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