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Rob Wittman: “I was alarmed when General Odierno testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday that we are heading…”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
I was alarmed when General Odierno testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday that we are heading toward a hollow force and that budget cuts could threaten Army readiness levels on the Korean peninsula.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman expresses concern over potential Army readiness issues due to budget cuts.

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