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Darrell Issa: “The sequestration today is being talked about as though it is an onerous tax on every American.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
The sequestration today is being talked about as though it is an onerous tax on every American.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa describes sequestration as a burden on Americans akin to a tax.

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