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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
Given the stringency--and you have heard a number of my colleagues talk about the possible continuing of the sequester even though many like myself believe that it would be unwise and really unjustified to apply it as it would be to the defense budget.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal critiques the potential continuation of sequester cuts to defense funding.

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