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Mazie Hirono: Sequestration in 2016 is an issue that we're going to need to deal with in a sensible way.

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
Sequestration in 2016 is an issue that we're going to need to deal with in a sensible way.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono stresses the need for a sensible approach to future sequestration issues.

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