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On the recordMay 7, 2013
how might advance appropriations impact Navy flexibility if sequestration were not averted in fiscal year 2014?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain questions the effects of advance appropriations on Navy operations amid potential sequestration.

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