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On the recordMarch 2, 2015
If we continue on our current path, i.e., sequester, we risk undermining the central pillars of our all-volunteer force and with it the foundations of international peace and security, of which the United States military has been the most reliable guarantor since the end of World War II.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine warns about the dangers of sequester affecting military and international security.

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