Joe Manchin: “So, it has to be a combination of that. We've already taken 80,000 out…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2013

So, it has to be a combination of that. We've already taken 80,000 out of the Active component.

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Democratic · West Virginia

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Discussing the balance of troop levels between Active and National Guard components.

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Joe Manchin: “So, it has to be a combination of that. We've already taken 80,000 out of the Active component.”