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On the recordJune 11, 2017
Secretary Mattis, you stated, which I think is extraordinarily important, the need for us to understand that we have been marking time, at best, here in the last several years and that our adversaries are advancing.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman emphasizes the urgency of addressing military advancements by adversaries.

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