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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
I do hope we are careful with those reductions, because in the final analysis, the ones that pay the price are the service men and women and their families.
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Silvestre Reyes
Texas

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Reyes expresses concern over military personnel reductions and their impact on families.

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