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Joe Courtney: “I personally think at this point we need to stop torturing the discretionary portion of the budget.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I personally think at this point we need to stop torturing the discretionary portion of the budget.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney advocates for ending the harmful effects of sequestration on discretionary spending.

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