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Jim Cooper: Not to put too fine a point on it, but lest we be more critical than we are forward-focused, I would challenge the…

On the recordNovember 30, 2016
Not to put too fine a point on it, but lest we be more critical than we are forward-focused, I would challenge the members of this subcommittee, if they don't like the current FML levels, and as Mr. Russell suggests, it is likely that FML approaches will be around for a long, long time. Then what is your favorite number?
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cooper challenges members to propose alternatives to current troop levels instead of just criticizing them.

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