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On the recordMarch 6, 2013
The honoring of our agreement demands that we vote ``no'' on this and pass a CR that obviates the sequester. I urge my colleagues to defeat this CR so we can send a message to those who control this Chamber that we have a responsibility to our country and to our people to adopt a balanced fiscal plan to reduce our debt and deficit and invest in the growth of the economy. That is not what this bill does. I urge its defeat.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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Mar 6, 2013

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