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On the recordMarch 20, 2017
Why in the world would we want to add $54 billion to the Pentagon's budget this year when we haven't addressed the critical issue of efficiency?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly questions adding to the Pentagon budget without addressing inefficiencies.

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