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Sam Farr: “Sequestration is only a decision, and it was a decision that Congress made. They didn't have to make it.”

On the recordMarch 18, 2013
Sequestration is only a decision, and it was a decision that Congress made. They didn't have to make it.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Farr criticizes Congress for choosing sequestration, emphasizing it was an unnecessary decision.

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