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Tom Harkin: “I think we both agree that sequestration would be devastating, either on the defense side or the nondefense side.”

On the recordJuly 24, 2012
I think we both agree that sequestration would be devastating, either on the defense side or the nondefense side.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the harmful impact of sequestration on both defense and non-defense sectors.

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