The sequestration...came about as a direct result of the threat to default on the American debt.
John Garamendi: “The sequestration...came about as a direct result of the threat to default on the American debt.”
On the recordMarch 4, 2014
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Garamendi explains the origins of sequestration linked to debt default threats.
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