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On the recordMarch 14, 2016
So, would you put this in the category that you spoke about in your opening statement where it is serving the immediate rather than trying to tend to the needs of the future?
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the prioritization of immediate needs over future requirements.

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