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Joe Manchin: “The arbitrary drop in defense funding over the last 3 years has already hurt Army readiness and modernization.”

On the recordMarch 18, 2015
The arbitrary drop in defense funding over the last 3 years has already hurt Army readiness and modernization.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Critiques recent defense funding cuts affecting Army readiness.

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