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On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
This is just an immediate step, but full sequestration takes us back to even worse cuts, and it will have an impact on our response times.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Senator Nelson highlights the negative effects of full sequestration on disaster response.

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