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On the recordMarch 24, 2015
In the event sequestration could be avoided--could each of you please describe in specifics how you plan to restore full-spectrum readiness and what the end-state looks like?
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine asks military leaders about plans to restore readiness if sequestration is avoided.

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