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On the recordMay 7, 2013
We had some testimony recently about the size of the retrograde budget, and I think General Amos or General Paxton said that the Marine Corps will need about $3.2 billion in Overseas Contingency Operation funding to retrograde the equipment that it wants back.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the funding needed for retrograding military equipment from Afghanistan.

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