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Statement by SASC Chairman John McCain on Democrats Blocking Amendment to Fully Fund Troops

Statement

Date: June 9, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense Government Budget and Spending

U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on Senate Democrats and some Republicans blocking his amendment to reverse arbitrary defense cuts and fully fund our troops:

"Today's vote put the lives of our men and women in uniform at greater risk. Our senior military commanders have been increasingly dire in their warnings about the grave impact of arbitrary budget cuts on our military and our national security. Those that chose to ignore those warnings will have to answer for the consequences."


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