On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
That hurts this community. Because of these automatic cuts, about 90,000 Virginians who work for the Department of Defense would be forced to take unpaid leave from their jobs.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “That hurts this community. Because of these automatic cuts, about 90,000 Virginians who work for the Department of…”
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Obama discusses the negative impact of automatic budget cuts on the community and jobs.
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