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On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
We agree 100 percent. And as the Secretary said in his opening statement, you can recruit a sailor, but you are going to retain a family, and a lot of those decisions are going to be made based on childcare.
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John M. Richardson
South Carolina

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Emphasizing the importance of childcare in military family retention.

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