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On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
My issue has been how do we explain that the United States--and I am very supportive of the military--but how do we spend more money than China, Russia, and the other countries combined and it still seems like they, with less money than we spend--and I know a lot of it goes to our military benefits.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas

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Cuellar questions U.S. military spending compared to China's and Russia's influence.

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