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Angus King: “The sequester was designed to be stupid. It was designed to be unacceptable as an alternative, therefore forcing the…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
The sequester was designed to be stupid. It was designed to be unacceptable as an alternative, therefore forcing the Super Committee and the Congress to come to a more reasonable alternative.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King critiques the sequester as a flawed mechanism intended to push for better budget solutions.

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