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Richard Shelby: “If there is a way to mitigate the pain while we continue to enforce some fiscal discipline, I am open to discussing it.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
If there is a way to mitigate the pain while we continue to enforce some fiscal discipline, I am open to discussing it.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby expresses willingness to discuss ways to ease fiscal cuts.

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