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Steny Hoyer: “The bottom line is the majority of the Congress does not believe we can live within the sequester caps.”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
The bottom line is the majority of the Congress does not believe we can live within the sequester caps.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Hoyer states that Congress majority doubts the feasibility of adhering to sequester caps.

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