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Mike Lee: “Avoiding difficult choices, in the name of serving our people or for any other reason, would ultimately risk a future in…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2014
Avoiding difficult choices, in the name of serving our people or for any other reason, would ultimately risk a future in which our men and women could be sent in to harm's way with less than what they need to accomplish the mission.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Emphasizing the need for tough decisions to ensure military readiness.

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