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On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
I do not think I have ever met a servicemember or a prospective servicemember who has expressed concern about going into the military or continuing to serve in the military on the basis that the military is not the most progressive employer in the Nation.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Senator Lee expresses skepticism about the relevance of progressive employment status to military personnel.

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