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John Rice Carter: “I think a good point that you've clearly made, ``sequestration'' should be a definition of our failure to meet our…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
I think a good point that you've clearly made, ``sequestration'' should be a definition of our failure to meet our constitutional responsibility. And it just can't happen. So I want to end by encouraging both sides of the aisle and all my colleagues in this House, let's get this deal done, let's don't gut our military, let's come up with other solutions, and for goodness' sakes, let's don't sell out the people who have gone to war for us for the last 10 years. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia
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Jul 31, 2012

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