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Richard B. Nugent: Sequestration is a cancer that is going to eat and destroy our national security.

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
Sequestration is a cancer that is going to eat and destroy our national security.
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Richard B. Nugent
Florida

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Nugent expresses concern about sequestration's negative impact on national security.

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