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Arne Duncan: We hoped that the prospect of deep, indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts would spur the Congress to take a balanced…

On the recordJuly 24, 2012
We hoped that the prospect of deep, indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts would spur the Congress to take a balanced approach to deficit reduction.
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Arne Duncan

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Duncan expresses disappointment in Congress's failure to address budget cuts responsibly.

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