Joe Manchin said "I have a hard time explaining why we do this, and it seems to me with a rapidly changing world that our military is not changing with it." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 7, 2016

I have a hard time explaining why we do this, and it seems to me with a rapidly changing world that our military is not changing with it.

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Democratic · West Virginia

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Questioning military cuts amidst global challenges.

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