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On the recordApril 9, 2014
By allowing sequestration to go into effect in 2013, Congress created the largest single challenge and risk to the readiness of our military in many, many decades.
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Madeleine Bordallo
Democratic · Guam

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Bordallo highlights Congress's role in creating military readiness challenges through sequestration.

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