I hope you will agree that sequestration is no way to achieve our shared goal of fiscal responsibility, and no way to set priorities for Federal spending, either in education or any other area of the Federal budget.
Harkin criticizes sequestration as ineffective for fiscal responsibility and prioritizing federal spending.
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