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Rand Paul: If we had the sequester across the whole thing, one, it takes pressure off of military spending.

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
If we had the sequester across the whole thing, one, it takes pressure off of military spending.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul argues that a broader sequester would alleviate pressure on military and domestic spending.

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