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Joe Manchin: Let us be clear. If we continue with these arbitrary defense cuts, we will harm our military's ability to keep us safe.

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
Let us be clear. If we continue with these arbitrary defense cuts, we will harm our military's ability to keep us safe.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin emphasizes the negative impact of defense cuts on national security.

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