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Steny Hoyer: “I thank the gentleman. I wish he would go back to the drawing board. And I will tell my friend, I will participate with…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2015
I thank the gentleman. I wish he would go back to the drawing board. And I will tell my friend, I will participate with you. Nobody believes, I think, that sequester is going to ultimately rule the day in our appropriation bills because it is, as your chairman said, ill-conceived and unrealistic. I would think it better policy for us to decide that now, and then implement appropriation bills consistent with something that is reasonable and not ill-conceived.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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Mar 24, 2015

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