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Scott Rigell: “Our first national budget priority is to raise an Army, broadly defined, to ensure that we meet our constitutional duty…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Our first national budget priority is to raise an Army, broadly defined, to ensure that we meet our constitutional duty to keep the American people safe.
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Scott Rigell
Republican · Virginia

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Emphasizes national defense as a top budget priority.

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