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Sam Farr: I think Washington has been ignoring that we have a major--government has been through years and years of furloughs, and…

On the recordApril 11, 2013
I think Washington has been ignoring that we have a major--government has been through years and years of furloughs, and we can learn some lessons from them.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

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Farr emphasizes the need to learn from state experiences with budget cuts and furloughs.

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