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On the recordMarch 26, 2012
I am concerned about the issue of American tax dollars being spent to procure Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghani and Iraqi air forces.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson questions spending U.S. tax dollars on Russian helicopters for foreign forces.

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