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On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
Secretary Gates, how are your fiscal year 2012 proposed budget cuts to the B-1 bomber fleet consistent with your message about the need to sustain the current military force structure during a time of war?
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cornyn questions budget cuts to the B-1 fleet amid military sustainability concerns.

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