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Scott Rigell: “The Service has failed to make the case, in my view, that this need is so urgent, so compelling, that we have to borrow…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2012
The Service has failed to make the case, in my view, that this need is so urgent, so compelling, that we have to borrow from our children and grandchildren to do this.
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Scott Rigell
Republican · Virginia

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Rigell criticizes the urgency of funding proposals impacting future generations.

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