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On the recordApril 24, 2013
I hope that your testimony today will highlight areas of greatest risk and help this committee and others in Congress make the right choices.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Editor's note · Context

Smith emphasizes the importance of testimony for making informed decisions on military budget cuts.

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