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Dick Durbin: By not replacing the sequester this year, we are foregoing $56 billion that could be invested in programs to grow our…

On the recordApril 1, 2014
By not replacing the sequester this year, we are foregoing $56 billion that could be invested in programs to grow our economy.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the economic impact of not addressing the sequester.

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