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On the recordJune 8, 2021
But fundamentally it is the conversation that we had both in this budget cycle and will continue to have, which is we have to prioritize within affordable levels how to create not only current readiness but future overmatch.
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Elaine Luria
Democratic · Virginia

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Luria emphasizes the need to balance current readiness with future military capabilities.

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