Finally, I believe it is incumbent on this Committee and others concerned about safeguarding national security at the lowest responsible cost to resist policy initiatives that will add substantially to the defense burden we must bear.

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Millennium risks are already said to be partly responsible for the unusually high cost of credit.

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And the idea that medical education is responsible for the difference in cost-efficiency is implausible at best.

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