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Tom Harkin: But we also have to look at what it is going to do to our human infrastructure in this country, if we had the…

On the recordMarch 13, 2012
But we also have to look at what it is going to do to our human infrastructure in this country, if we had the sequestration.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the impact of sequestration on human infrastructure, not just defense.

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