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Peter Visclosky: “I did not vote for the Budget Control Act, and it is very difficult to find anyone in this institution now who admits…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
I did not vote for the Budget Control Act, and it is very difficult to find anyone in this institution now who admits that they did, but we are living with the consequences of it.
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Peter Visclosky
Indiana

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Visclosky reflects on the negative impact of the Budget Control Act.

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