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On the recordOctober 28, 2015
I think there's an element of overreach, but, as the Chairman talked about in his opening statement, I think there's also an element of underreach.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin discusses the balance between military overreach and underreach in U.S. policy.

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