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On the recordMarch 10, 2015
That's why Vice Chairman Durbin and I introduced the Sequestration Relief Act, and I know there are other members working on other legislative solutions.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz highlights legislative efforts to address the challenges posed by sequester.

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