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John Garamendi: “The sequestration...came about as a direct result of the threat to default on the American debt.”

On the recordMarch 4, 2014
The sequestration...came about as a direct result of the threat to default on the American debt.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi explains the origins of sequestration linked to debt default threats.

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