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On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I am troubled that 800,000 of our civil service employees, who contribute greatly to the Department of Defense, may be furloughed up to 22 days.
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Madeleine Bordallo
Democratic · Guam

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Bordallo highlights concerns about furloughs affecting civil service employees in the Department of Defense.

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