On the recordMarch 4, 2013
Again, what the sequester is in a part of a fiscal year, because three-quarters of our Department is exempt from it, is the equivalent of a 90 percent cut.
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congress.govJohn D. Porcari: “Again, what the sequester is in a part of a fiscal year, because three-quarters of our Department is exempt from it, is…”
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Porcari explains the severe impact of the sequester on his department's budget.
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