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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
We don't want a sequester either. Now, we might disagree on a line item or an agency here or there, but we know a sequester is not in the interest of the country over the long haul.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Mikulski emphasizes the bipartisan consensus against a sequester for the country's long-term interest.

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