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On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
If Congress does not get a handle on TRICARE and health care costs that are growing exponentially in the DOD budget, that you are going to have to make some draconian choices in the future between health care for our families and the retired force and the ability to train and fight?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham warns about potential cuts to military training due to rising healthcare costs.

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