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Howard P. McKeon: Barring a new agreement between Congress and the White House on deficit reduction, over a trillion dollars in automatic…

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
Barring a new agreement between Congress and the White House on deficit reduction, over a trillion dollars in automatic cuts, known as sequestration, will take effect.
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Howard P. McKeon
California

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Discussing the potential impact of sequestration on defense funding.

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