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Peters Joins Senate Armed Services Committee

Pat Host

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

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Peters Joins Senate Armed Services Committee

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) is joining the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), subject to ratification by the Democratic Caucus, he said Dec. 19 in a statement.Peters’ likely return brings Michigan representation back to the committee as the committee was chaired by retired Sen. Carl Levin (D) for a handful of years. Michigan is home to a number of military installations including Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Camp Grayling Joint…

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