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On the recordOctober 22, 2025
We don’t want any lawyers, we don’t want any press, we don’t want anybody from Congress.
Said by
Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
msnbc.com

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Reed comments on the DOD's apparent desire to limit external oversight and engagement.

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